Palestinian Authority

Israel must confront terror, settler violence with equal resolve - editorial

Every attack on civilians deserves condemnation. Israel cannot allow political considerations to weaken enforcement against settler violence.

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

EU, World Bank funds saved Palestinian Authority from economic collapse, INSS finds

Police officers stand guard as Palestinians protest outside the Prime Minister's office, calling on the government to fulfil demands related to prisoners and injured people, in Ramallah, the West Bank, May 31, 2026

PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands

IDF soldiers map out a terrorist's home in preparation for its demolition, July 25, 2026.

IDF prepares to demolish homes of terrorists who carried out West Bank shooting attack


‘Weaponization of cultural heritage’: Israel accuses PA of exploiting UNESCO in bid for Sebastia

The 450-acre site, which has awaited joining the world heritage list since 2012, has a history dating back at least 3,000 years.

 Israelis visit the site of the ancient village of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus, on April 22, 2019

When 'genocide' is no longer enough: Why the Palestinians are pushing 'wholocide' - analysis

Ambassador Al-Aklouk said the neologism 'Wholocide' was inspired by the "genocide victims themselves who described what they endured as being like 'the horrors of the Day of Judgment."

 PRO-PALESTINIAN students hold a walkout from classes to protest ‘one year of genocide’ on the people of Gaza, at the University of California, Irvine earlier this month.

Khalil al-Hayya's rise won't transform Hamas or Gaza's future, expert tells ‘Post’ - interview

Dr. Michael Milshtein tells the Post that Hamas’ new leader Khalil al-Hayya may allow a technocratic government to operate in Gaza while the group continues to hold real power.

 Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya. (Illustrative)

Ahead of October 27: How a new government could change Israel’s course - opinion

Given current daunting national challenges – domestic, regional, and international – it is worth examining the positions and likely policies of those who could soon form the next government.

MK Naama Lazimi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026.

PA's massive military build-up in West Bank poses October 7-style threat to Israelis, report warns

Making the situation of particular concern, the report highlighted, is the fact that the Palestinian force is now armed with what is understood to be tens of thousands of weapons.

Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement gather with flags for a rally ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on December 31, 2024.

Will Mahmoud Abbas actually let Palestinians vote? Critics say he's testing the waters first

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: The PA president wants to remove any Israeli claim that Palestinians are not a partner for peace,’ said one Palestinian analyst, after the election announcement.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the Eighth General Conference of Fatah, in Ramallah in May. Abbas pledged to press ahead with reforms within the PA, saying he was prepared to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections,  set for November.

Israeli think tank urges tougher measures against Turkish consulate, limiting diplomatic presence

Among the recommendations are revoking diplomatic benefits, canceling work visas, restricting freedom of movement in Israel, and removing immunity from diplomatic vehicles.

View of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv on August 26, 2021.

Each terrorist death closes a door to more terrorism - opinion

You say, “the death penalty is vengeance disguised as deterrence.” Sorry, there is no “disguise” here; it is unapologetically vengeance. And it would only be for tried and convicted terrorists.

Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions, arrive at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in October 2025.

Twenty-six years after Camp David, Israel needs a new security doctrine - opinion

The only practical foundation for any future arrangement will emerge only when a profound change in Palestinian consciousness takes place.

Barak, Clinton, Arafat at Camp David 311 AP

PA's Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza panel head Shaath speak in first publicized call since NCAG's formation

Shaath, a former deputy minister for the PA, was reported to have thanked Abbas for the call, claiming it was impactful.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as he visits the Istishari Cancer Center in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2025.