Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian vacuum: Hamas is losing support, but nothing is filling the void - analysis
Hamas is losing support, but nothing is replacing it, leaving Palestinian politics with a deepening vacuum
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Bipartisan House group warns PA fiscal collapse could strengthen Hamas, Iran-backed groups
Palestinians increasingly favoring ‘peaceful negotiations’ over ‘armed resistance’ - poll
PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements
Who is Andy Slaughter, UK's Labour Party's new anti-Israel Solicitor General? - explainer
Ultimately, Slaughter’s elevation to the role of Solicitor General places an official with a long-standing record of critical positions on Israel into a key governmental advisory post.
Supreme Court bars PA from challenging recognized disabilities in terror compensation claims
The court ruled that once the National Insurance Institute, or a court, determines a terror victim has an existing disability, the Palestinian Authority could be liable for providing compensation.
PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders
The President of the Palestinian National Authority sent letters to Arab nations and the UN requesting international support after violent incidents in the West Bank saw an uptick in the last week.
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.
EU, World Bank funds saved Palestinian Authority from economic collapse, INSS finds
Western funding from the EU and World Bank has kept the Palestinian Authority afloat as Israeli tax transfers fell, while Arab states provided only a small share of the aid.
PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
Individuals, including children, are being held by the PA security force despite court orders for their release, the UN office confirmed.
IDF prepares to demolish homes of terrorists who carried out West Bank shooting attack
The two terrorists had committed a shooting attack on Friday, killing 27-year-old Maj. Yuval Ezra and 32-year-old Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Benayahu Melet.
‘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.
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."
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.
