יום חמישי, כ״ג אב תשפ״וThursday, August 6, 2026
Follow Us
Baruch reports on Arab affairs for TPS.
Read More
Hamas wants the Arab terror focused on Jerusalem, and then they hope, in Judea and Samaria.
Social media users are humiliating the PA and calling its security apparatus “the Zionists’ dogs.”
Arab residents are blaming the PA for using them as pawns in their battle against Israel, when they knew Jews owned the properties.
“We have no future, or state, or self-determination without Jerusalem,” said Mashaal in an interview to Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV on Sunday.
If Abu Mazen postpones the election, he is expected to face a confrontation with Hamas.
The documents are not new, and are part of the struggle between Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia over who among them will dominate Jerusalem.
The American Jewish Committee has previously claimed that Hwjazi was among the planners of the 1994 attack on the Jewish community building in Argentina.
Abbas wants to cancel the upcoming elections, while the Biden administration will allegedly emphasize the demand for democracy in the Palestinian Authority.
Abbas is looking for a way to cancel the PA elections, and escalating tensions in Jerusalem is as good an excuse as any other.
Intelligence sources estimate that Iran will not respond in a direct confrontation with Israel and will choose to harm Israeli missions abroad or through an extensive cyberattack or a limited missile attack.
Dahlan’s faction issued a statement of condemnation and placed the responsibility for the safety of all candidates on Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas and his security apparatus.
Abu Mazen is supposedly looking for a way to cancel the elections.
Sources claim the decision was the result of a warning by Israel's Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman.
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) intelligence service has recently conducted two successful operations, in Syria and in Greece, with the assistance of the Turks.
Abbas’ decision is intended to politically eliminate Nasser Qudwa, the foundation’s chairman and nephew of Yasser Arafat.
In a rare move, Hamas publicly revealed the composition of the recently-elected Shura Council and members of the organization’s political bureau in the Gaza Strip.
Elections are not decided by who votes, but by who counts.
It appears that Hamas has not yet decided whether or not to run a candidate for the Palestinian presidency.
Arab activists also claim that some of the Covid-19 vaccines have been sold on the black market for as much as NIS 500 per dose.
Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh is calling for a reversal of the 1987 decision of the US Congress that designated the PLO as a terrorist organization.
The vaccines the Palestinian Authority received went to the PA leadership and their close associates.
Natural gas fields were discovered about 36 kilometers west of the Gaza Strip in the late 1990s.
Hamas is the front runner in the Palestinian Authority elections.
Mahmoud Abbas may start releasing his political opponents and critics from jail to promote a climate of public liberty before the elections.
The list would be called, "Jerusalem First."
The Palestinian Authority warned Arabs to not be tricked by intermediaries trying to buy land on behalf of the Jews.
The different factions are threatening to publish damaging information about the other factions.
A plan to build the Khalil al-Wazir Mosque in the Sheikh Ajalin neighborhood on the beach in the Gaza Strip is provoking a great deal of criticism on in Gaza.
There's pressure on Hamas to agree to Fatah's conditions for the election, conditions that Hamas doesn't like.
Low voter turnout will serve Hamas.
The 1994 Paris Accords dictate the economic relations between Israel and the PA.
Arafat's personal documents seem to indicate that Rajoub was involved in killing a number of Hamas terrorists.
In a lawsuit filed against the PLO, the family of an American soldier killed by Palestinians in PA territory is demanding compensation of $650 million.
Rajoub added that “there is a national agreement between all the factions regarding the holding of elections in Jerusalem.”
“A new phase has begun and we have officially renewed relations with the US administration,” said PA Minister of Civilian Affairs Hussein A-Sheikh.
Abu Mazen’s entourage is also heavily concerned about the proliferation of Fatah lists.
The extensive survey studied violence against women and children in the Palestinian Authority/Gaza.
As part of the assault on Israeli sovereignty, the PA and Europe are trying to include Arab residents of Jerusalem in the Palestinian Authority elections..
There are now Close to 6,000 corona patients in the Gaza Strip and another 4,000 patients in the PA.
Suha Arafat wants Marwan Barghouti, who is imprisoned for terrorism and murder, to replace Abu Mazen.
Hamas stands to take control if any elections are held in the Palestinian Authority.
The Palestinian Authority has been arresting supporters of political rival Muhammad Dahlan.
Jibril Rajoub is seeking the chairmanship of the Legislative Council and is behind an attempt to establish a joint list for Hamas and Fatah.
The latest polls show that Hamas stands to gain control of the Palestinian Authority Legislative Council and possibly the presidency if elections are held..
The last elections in the PA were in 2006.
Using aerial photographs obtained from Hamas drones, Salahiya shows what he says are photographs of pits and dirt deposits, indicative of IDF’s tunneling efforts.
The average Gazan is not happy that Hamas is cozy with Iran, and blames Iran for the murder of Arabs throughout the Middle East.
The move is intended to express support for the Palestinian Authority, which demands that Hamas recognize the PA's full sovereignty over the Gaza Strip.
Amphibious beach landings, drones, rockets... everything you need for a large-scale terror attack.
Alchohol, dancing and loud music filled the Muslim shrine.
The PA may receive the Russian Sputnik vaccine.
In Ramallah, it is said that it is not inconceivable that the Fayyad program to take over Judea and Samaria will return in full force and take center stage on the Palestinian Authority agenda.
It is unclear as to what Israel is supposed to get from this exchange. Hamas is holding hostage a number of Israeli civilians and the bodies of kidnapped IDF soldiers.
As a workaround, the terrorists will be required to come into an office to receive their "pay to slay" funds. A new bank is also being set up to sidestep the anti-terror restrictions.
Khaled Mashaal, who previously served as chairman of the Politburo, is expected to receive significant Qatari support in his run against Ismail Haniya, the current Hamas leader.
Heading back to that again. The PA says the Biden Administration will make the change at the beginning of his tenure.
The terrorists are worried their 'pay for slay' salaries will be cut or even discontinued.
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip threatened during the first wave that if the residents of the Gaza Strip could not breathe, then six million Israelis would not breathe either.
70% of Arab and Muslim voters supported Biden with the help of campaigns led by "Palestinian" activists and institutions.
The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement rejecting the Saudi proclamation.
A source in Ramallah told TPS that the leading candidates are Colonel Majed Faraj, the head of PA’s intelligence, and Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, the PA’s prime minister.
PA officials told the media that all salaries will soon be paid to PA officials, indicating a possible solution.
Violent incidents broke out in the Balata refugee camp near Shechem (Nablus) over the weekend between Fatah members loyal to Muhammad Dahlan, members of the Palestinian Authority security forces and opponents of Fatah
Michel Aoun is an ally of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and therefore this statement is receiving a lot of attention inside and outside of Lebanon.
Waiting out reconciliation.... The Palestinian Authority may soon collapse, and Hamas could find its terror activities restricted.
There has been an ongoing fierce conflict between the Saudis and the Turks due to the latter’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood and following the struggle for hegemony over the Sunni camp in the Middle East.
Lauder was allegedly sent on Trump's behalf, after learning that Joe Biden is opening lines of communications with Abbas.
Clinton’s emails are arousing resentment in moderate Arab countries as they demonstrate her apparent support for extreme Muslim elements in the Middle East and the chaos caused by the so-called Arab Spring.
Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a senior Saudi official, openly criticized the Palestinian Authority leadership for transferring their allegiance to Turkey and Iran.
The population of Bahrain is 60 percent Shiite while the royal house is Sunni.
A joint statement by the US and Qatar on Friday on the strategic dialogue raised tensions in the Palestinian Authority and there is a growing understating that Qatar is becoming an important link in the implementation of American policy.
The Israeli goods found in the defendant’s warehouses were confiscated by the PA Customs Police.
The PA has refused to accept tax funds collected by Israel for the PA.
In the PA, anger is growing against the Arab League, which ignored the Palestinian Authority request for an emergency conference following the announcement of the peace agreement between Israel and the Emirates
Palestinian Authority security forces have arrested a number of political activists associated with Muhammad Dahlan after he criticized the PA for burning United Arab Emirates (UAE) flags and insulting Arab rulers who announced the normalization of ties with Israel.
The council works to promote deals in the fields of science, technology, medicine, high tech, and agriculture, and consists of more than 50 businessmen in Israel and the UAE, many of whom recently participated in a conference through Zoom on August 18.
The heads of all the terror factions in the Palestinian Authority and Hamas will be meeting in person and virtually in Lebanon.
Member of Knesset (MK) Heba Yazbak launched an initiative to promote BDS against Israel, while she sits in the Israeli Knesset.
Lebanon has been looking for the “smoking gun” that will prove Hezbollah’s responsibility for the ammonia nitrate cargo that was stored in the port and which exploded and caused destruction and death throughout the Lebanese capital.
Since the PA announced in mid-May that it was severing relations with Israel, it has refused to accept all the tax money collected by Israel on its behalf.
Can't they all just get along? Hopefully not.
Manifestations of anarchy in the Palestinian Authority have multiplied in the shadow of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the lack of payment of salaries to PA employees, the lack of security coordination between Israel and the PA, and in the wake of power struggles within the PA.
The PFLP is not the largest of the terror organizations, but it has been more active in Jerusalem than Hamas and Fatah.
Preparing for confrontation with Israel, the different terrorist groups are unifying.
“We do not recognize the Israeli court’s decision to close the Bab al-Rahma prayer compound,” Tsabari stated.
A terror cell in Gaza thought they were working for ISIS against Hamas, but were unwittingly working for Israel.
In April this year, eight such cases occurred; in March there were 35 cases and in February, 11 cases occurred.
Following the sharp rise in the number of cases in the PA, the PA announced the return to a total lockdown throughout the areas under its control .
Suddenly the Palestinian Authority remembered there are Arabs living in the Jordan Valley.
The PA official believes Israel will find it difficult in the near future to cooperate with local institutions managing civilian life in PA areas.
Israeli officials believe Qatar is delaying the funds transfer for fear of being accused by the international community of supporting a terrorist organization and facing subsequent sanctions.
The US is talking to the PA via a group of businessmen from the PA.
During the session, several of the senior officers came out against the severing of security ties with Israel.
Approximately half a billion shekels will be transferred.
For now, all permits held by PA residents are considered valid by Israel, including the BMC certificates that give businessmen the right of entry into Israel.
The IDF's information pages in Arabic are extremely popular among Palestinian Authority residents.
PA officials believe that since Abbas is no longer cooperating with Israel, then Israel will try to replace him.
The Palestinian Authority has been threatening and even arresting PA Arabs to discourage them from working for Israelis in the Jordan Valley.
Residents of the Gaza Strip are complaining that donations collected on their behalf in Arab countries are not reaching them, and even as the economic hardship in the Strip intensifies Hamas is not transferring budgets from its funds to deal with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
August 7, 2026 
