Mahmoud Abbas

April 8, 2024 | |

Palestinian Terrorist Injures Two Israelis in West Bank Shooting

A Palestinian terrorist wounded two Israelis on a West Bank highway on April 7. The assailant shot at a bus and car on Route 55 between the towns of Azzun and Nabi Ilyas, wounding...

March 31, 2024 | |

Terrorists Connected to Palestinian Security Forces Carry Out Third Attack Within a Month

The terrorist who opened fire on Israeli school buses and other vehicles on March 28 turned himself in on March 31. The suspect, Abu Rida al-Saadi, is reported to be a member of...

March 29, 2024 | |

U.S. Weighs Funding Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Gaza

The Biden administration is deliberating options for post-war Gaza, including possibly funding a peacekeeping force in the enclave, senior U.S. officials told Politico in a March...

March 22, 2024 | |

Poll: Hamas Remains Popular Among Palestinians

Palestinian support for Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza remains high, according to a Palestinian poll released on March 20. That support has increased since the Iran-backed terrorist...

March 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How tensions between Hamas and Fatah could change Gaza

The Hamas decision to launch the unprecedented massacre of October 7 was an attempt to launch a first strike that could change the region.

March 13, 2024 | |

Abbas Expected to Name New Prime Minister Within Days

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to appoint a new prime minister within days, according to officials who briefed Israeli media on March 12. On February...

March 11, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi |

Why is Erdogan Meeting With Mahmoud Abbas?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on March 4 in Ankara. Erdogan used the meeting to vilify Israel and position Turkey as a mediator to end the war...

March 11, 2024 | |

Italy Arrests Three Palestinians Planning Terror Attack

Italy arrested three Palestinians suspected of planning terrorist attacks in an unspecified country, Italian police reported on March 11. In the Italian city of L’Aquila, the suspects...

March 10, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

The two-state solution is a dangerous pipedream

Israel’s adversaries want all the land “from the river to the sea.”

March 6, 2024 | |

10 Things to Know About the Palestinian Authority

Israel has long sought a partner for peace to establish a two-state solution — the proposed resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that predates the 1948 establishment of the Jewish state....

February 27, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz

Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land

How Israeli self-restraint and American diplomacy can ward off potential escalation during the upcoming Muslim holy month.

February 26, 2024 | |

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Resigns

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh resigned on February 26 in anticipation of postwar governance challenges. “I see that the next stage and its challenges...

February 18, 2024 | |

Palestinian Authority: Israel Is Not a Peace Partner, World Is Too Focused on October 7

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on February 18 that Israel is not a peace partner and that world leaders are too preoccupied with Hamas’s October 7 massacre....

February 12, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

A Palestinian Authority that rewards terrorism has no place in Gaza

The Biden administration wants a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority to take responsibility for postwar Gaza. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh just announced a plan to launch...

January 17, 2024 | |

West Bank Imminent Terrorist Attack Thwarted by Israel

A West Bank-based Palestinian terrorist squad planning an imminent and large-scale attack on Israelis was thwarted by an Israeli airstrike on January 17. The strike on the West Bank’s...

January 12, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

The US Should Not Tie Israel-Saudi Normalization to a Palestinian State

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters this week that Saudi Arabia still has a “clear interest” in normalizing relations with Israel, but that moving forward would require a “practical...

January 12, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Jan. 12, 2024

Today’s Issue: U.S., UK, and Allied Forces Strike Houthi Targets | Israel Fights Allegations of Genocide at the UN | Israel, Lebanon Prefer ‘Diplomacy’ at Border, Says U.S. Diplomat | US Secretary...

November 29, 2023 | |

Support for Hamas Surges in the West Bank

Latest Developments Thirty-three Palestinian security prisoners on November 28 returned from Israeli prison to eastern Jerusalem as well as the West Bank city of Ramallah, where a local crowd greeted...

November 28, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Gaza’s Gordian Knot

Unless the United States and its partners solve the paradox of who controls Gaza, adversaries will continue to try to exploit the situation.

November 25, 2023 | |

Palestinian Authority Sidesteps Gaza Governance

U.S. and European officials have been pushing Israel to consider having the Palestinian Authority (PA) govern the Gaza Strip if Israel removes Hamas from power. Secretary of State...