Palestinian Authority

Rabbi Leo Dee hits Palestinian Authority with £10m lawsuit over his family’s murder

A law passed by the Knesset earlier this year allows victims of terror and their families to sue the PA

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November 14, 2024 17:12

Revealed: Dozens of Palestinian diplomats celebrated October 7

Ambassador Dennis Ross told the JC that this was evidence that the PA is adopting the ideas and rhetoric of Hamas in a bid for domestic relevance

By Jane Prinsley

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August 29, 2024 16:22

Rana Abuayyash, consul at the Palestinian mission to London, shared a post showing the Israeli flag morphing into Hitler

By The JC Leader

Making peace with unsavoury enemies

The JC Leader, August 30, 2024

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August 28, 2024 14:36

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority gives statements to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on August 29, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders are meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East as well as bilateral issues. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)

Abbas prays for Hamas ‘martyr’ Haniyeh

‘The latest [Israeli] massacre was the crime against the leader martyr Ismail Haniyeh,’ he said

By Jewish News Syndicate

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August 16, 2024 08:26

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas holds a joint press conference with the Turkish president after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on July 25, 2023. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

PM describes ‘malign’ influence of Iran, calls Gaza situation ‘intolerable’

Starmer defends the restoration of funding to Unrwa in Parliament

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 22, 2024 16:37

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the NATO 75th anniversary summit in the USA earlier this month (Photo: Getty Images)

Palestinian Authority should take over controversial Unwra, says Labour Friends of Israel

Pro-Israel group recommended a short-term funding increase tied to reform

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 17, 2024 15:46

A UN report found that Unrwa has 'robust' policies in place ensure staff neutrality (Photo by AFP)

Senior Palestinian official says Hamas ‘hiding between residents to protect and save itself’

Hamas officials condemned the comments but PA President Mahmoud Abbas also hit out at the group

By Daniel Ben-David

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July 16, 2024 13:42

Debris of tents and make shift homes in al-Mawasi near the city of Khan Younis, following an Israeli military strike targeting Hamas military chief Mohammad Deif, July 13, 2024 (Credit: BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu ‘prepared to allow Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza’

The Israeli prime minister has denied publicly that the West Bank authority would be given control over Gaza

By Felix Pope

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July 2, 2024 17:07

Netanyahu previously said he was 'not prepared to give [Gaza] to the PA' (Photo: Getty)

Poll says 75% of Palestinians ‘satisfied’ with Hamas’s performance in the war so far

Fifty-one percent believe that Hamas terrorists are "the most deserving" of leading the Palestinian people

By JC Reporter

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June 14, 2024 09:51

Palestinians rush trucks as they transport international humanitarian aid from the US-built Trident Pier near Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

What is going on in the West Bank?

Israel denies PA is set to take control of Rafah crossing in ‘day after’ plans

Shas Party Chair visits UAE for Gaza ‘day after’ talks

Abbas says the Palestinian Authority ready to assume ‘full responsibility’ in Gaza

‘Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost’ claims Blinken

Blinken set to unveil plan to install PA in place of Hamas in Gaza