Deadly West Bank gunfight underscores peril as Palestinians organize against settler attacks
Violence in the West Bank has escalated sharply in recent months. But even by those standards, last Friday’s…
‘An exchange of ideas’: Inside Netanyahu’s Oval Office meeting with Trump
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not push any one particular strategy regarding Iran during his Oval…
Israel acts to ease Palestinian banking crisis it helped create, but is it moving too late?
The Palestine Monetary Authority will be holding a press conference in Ramallah on Thursday titled, “The breaking point:…
Smotrich says he’s ‘abolished Hebron agreement,’ given Israel more power in flashpoint city
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed on Tuesday to have “abolished” components of the 1997 Hebron agreement that gave…
PA’s Abbas says oft-canceled presidential elections to be held in 2027
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that presidential elections will be held in 2027, the official Palestinian…
As IDF prepares to build post in Jenin, 2 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously, in blast
As the IDF seeks to erect, for the first time, a permanent post in an area meant to…
External audit finds PA no longer rewarding security prisoners — diplomats
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Preliminary results from an external audit have determined that the Palestinian Authority’s reform of…
‘God’s wish’: Religious Zionist rabbi still crusading for peace with the Palestinians
Rabbi Michael Melchior, 72, is constantly confronting the question of the ultimate aim of a Jewish state. The…
Backers of Abbas rival excluded from Fatah confab, despite Egypt’s push for inclusivity
A major gathering of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party went ahead this week without hundreds of…
Smotrich: It’s time to end division of West Bank, it belongs to Israel ‘in its entirety’
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called Thursday to abolish the distinction between Palestinian- and Israeli-controlled areas of the West…
Fatah gathers for first election in decade, as PA’s Abbas pledges to continue reforms
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party on Thursday began a three-day conference to elect its highest leadership…
Smotrich confirms Finance Ministry hasn’t transferred any tax revenues to PA for past year
The Finance Ministry confirmed that it has not released Palestinian Authority tax revenues for a year, after PA…