The meaning of Abbas’s Jenin visit
The Palestinian Authority is trying to reassert control over Palestinian cities in Judea and Samaria.
Mahmoud Abbas
Post Jenin Operation, Questions Linger About the State of the West Bank
Shortly after 1:00 am local time on July 3, the Israeli military began an operation targeting the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. This area is a hub for various armed Palestinian organizations,...
Op-eds
Iran’s shadow war
Israelis are defending themselves against Tehran’s foreign legions
Op-eds
Palestinian Authority Refuses Israel’s Lifeline to Prevent Collapse
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on July 10 rejected an Israeli offer to help prevent its collapse in exchange for Palestinian steps to halt key anti-Israel policies. Under Israel’s terms, the PA would...
Flash Briefs
Iran Foments Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Jenin
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani accused Israel on July 3 of “state terrorism” following the launch of a major Israeli military operation in Jenin to weaken the presence of Iran-backed...
Flash Briefs
Hamas and Islamic Jihad Meet Iranian Leaders in Tehran
Leaders of the Iran-backed Palestinian terror organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad (IJ) both met this week with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh met with Raisi...
Flash Briefs
China, Palestinian Authority Sign ‘Strategic Partnership’ Agreement
China and the Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a “strategic partnership” agreement on June 14 during a four-day visit to Beijing by 87-year-old PA President Mahmoud Abbas. During Abbas’ meeting...
Flash Briefs
The Stalinist approach to peacemaking
It’s simple, homicidal logic: No Israel, no problem
Op-eds
Palestinian Terrorists Kill Israeli Motorist
Palestinian terrorists from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades killed an Israeli motorist in the West Bank on Tuesday. The 32-year-old married father of two was shot dead in his car as he drove to his home...
Flash Briefs
UN ‘Nakba’ Day devolves into antisemitism
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas used his United Nations speech last week to accuse Israelis of systematically lying, likening the Jewish state to Nazi propagandist Joseph...
Op-eds
Jordanian MP Who Smuggled Weapons into West Bank Repatriated by Israel
Israel handed over a Jordanian member of parliament to Jordanian authorities on May 7 to face trial for attempting to smuggle weapons into the West Bank. Israel had arrested Imad...
Flash Briefs
Guess the new Human Rights Watch director’s first target. Yup: Israel
For the first time in 30 years, Human Rights Watch has a new executive director, Tirana Hassan. Within days of taking office, she turned her fire on Israel. “This is a government that’s...
Op-eds
Halevi’s Horizon: What Awaits the New Israeli Defense Chief of Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi leads the IDF in a time of complex security challenges, including threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran
Memos
Palestinian Rioters Attack Israeli Forces at al-Aqsa Mosque
Latest Developments Palestinian rioters armed with fireworks, batons, and stones barricaded themselves in the al-Aqsa Mosque Tuesday night and refused to exit peacefully, prompting Israeli...
Flash Briefs
Jordan’s King Incites Anti-Israel Sentiment
Jordan’s King Incites Anti-Israel Sentiment Latest Developments King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday told a visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) delegation, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, that...
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Could the Saudi-Iranian deal lead to peace with Israel?
Saudi Arabia’s appointment of a new information (media) minister hinted that the kingdom was getting closer to bilateral peace with Israel.
Op-eds
Blinken Builds a Palestinian Hezbollah in the West Bank
Not content with fueling street demonstrations against Bibi in Tel Aviv, the Biden administration looks to ‘Lebanonize’ Israel with a new, U.S.-funded terror army
Op-eds
Palestinian Authority Rejects Security Cooperation with Israel
Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official Azzam al-Ahmad said on Wednesday that President Mahmoud Abbas had instructed Palestinian security services to “confront” Israeli troops...
Flash Briefs
In Israel, Blinken is Betting on the Wrong Peace Process
It makes no sense for Antony Blinken to create a linkage between advancing regional normalization and the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Op-eds
Abbas Blames Israel for Rise in Terrorism
During a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel for an escalation in violence between Palestinians and Israelis in recent months. Abbas told Blinken during a press conference on Tuesday that “unilateral Israeli actions” violate signed agreements and international law and that Israel’s presence in the West Bank is the chief impediment to peace.