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Palestinian Authority

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority

PA Offered Terrorists in Shechem to Buy Back Their Guns in Exchange for Amnesty – They Refused

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The PA has already lost control of Jenin and are losing control in Shechem and other areas.

Palestinian Authority

Truce Over in Shechem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The PA and the independent armed factions were back to shooting at each other.

Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Islamic Jihad

Palestinian Authority and Armed Factions in Shechem Reach a Truce

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Palestinian Authority has been steadily losing control of they cities they occupy.

Hamas / Palestinian Authority

Arab Civilian Killed in Shechem after PA Security Forces Arrest Hamas Terrorist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The 53-year-old was shot dead during riots sparked by the detainment of a senior Hamas member.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Canada

Uniformed Canadian Soldiers, PA Police and Anarchists Active in Area C Conflict Zones

By Jewish Press Staff

Uniformed officers of the Canadian Armed Forces were spotted on a visit of support to Palestinian Arabs near the Maon Farm in the south Hebron area.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Islamic Jihad

Lapid Reviews Terrorism in Samaria, as Number of Threats Climbs

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Islamic Jihad organization, under Iran’s guidance, has pushed out the PA from a number of areas in Judea and Samaria.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

PA Reject Israeli Request to Boost Counter-Terror Efforts Ahead of High Holidays

By Jewish Press News Desk

Palestinian Authority intelligence chief Majed Faraj and PLO Secretary General Hussein al-Sheikh reportedly said they could not strengthen joint mechanisms to quell a surge of violence due to ongoing IDF operations in Judea and Samaria.

Palestinian Authority

School Year in PA Begins Under the Banner ‘Sovereignty over Education in Eastern Jerusalem’

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

This comes after the Israeli Ministry of Education recently threatened to cancel the licenses of six schools in the east of the city that teach the PA’s curriculum.

Palestinian Authority / Business and Economy / Jordan

Both Jordan and the PA Unhappy over Israel Opening Ramon Airport to PA Arabs

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Jordan is losing revenue from PA Arabs flying out of it, the Palestinian Authority is losing the normalization war against Israel.

Elections / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset

Likud to Attorney General: Probe PA’s Interference in Israel’s Elections

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Likud’s petition, submitted to the Central Election Committee, stated that “a sovereign state cannot afford the external interference of a foreign and hostile entity in the election process for the Knesset.”

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Archaeology / Fayyad Plan

IDF Razes 11 Illegal Arab Structures Near Jericho's Jewish Archeological Site

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The construction is yet another attempt by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to establish facts on the ground in Area c, the parts of Judea and Samaria under direct Israeli control.

Travel / Palestinian Authority / Photo of the Day

Ticket to Fly

By Jewish Press Staff

Palestinian Authority Arabs fly through Eliat's Ramon Airport.

Featured / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

The Palestinian Authority’s Not So Stealthy Takeover of Judea and Samaria

By David Isaac

“The illegal building that's taking place by the Arabs has increased so dramatically in the last year that it's out of control. If we judge according to where these activities are happening, they’re definitely in places which you can see they’re trying to create facts on the ground,” says Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi.

Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN)

Renewed PA Push to Attain Full UN Member Status ‘a Pure PR Stunt,’ Experts Say

By David Isaac

“The fact of the matter is, there is very little appetite in the Security Council to support this move," says International Legal Forum CEO.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Islamic Jihad

PA Security Forces Arrest Two Islamic Jihad Recruits in Possession of 17kg of Explosives

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

While the explosives were reportedly rudimentary, their sheer volume is being construed as evidence of PIJ's growing presence and power in Judea and Samaria.

Headline / Terrorism / Palestinian Authority

Sbarro Pizza Terrorists Have Received $1.4M Since 2001 Attack

By Maurice Hirsch

As a reward for the attack, the Palestinian Authority pays a total of $8,937 (NIS 27,800) each month to the five imprisoned terrorists and the families of the three dead terrorists.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology / Fayyad Plan

PA Declares Hasmonean-Era Fortress in Samaria a National Archaeological Park

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The PA is continuing to destroy Tel Aroma, a Hasmonean-era fortress in Samaria which it seized in February 2020 and converted it into “a Palestinian tourist site.”

Terrorism / Government / Palestinian Authority

Israeli ‘Loans’ to PA Offset Cabinet Decision to Withhold NIS 600 Million Over ‘Pay for Slay’ Policy

By Ariel Kahana

The Israeli defense and finance ministries are operating a secret fund through which money is transferred to Ramallah, a reality revealed in the state’s response to a petition filed with the High Court of Justice by the Kohelet Policy Forum.

Headline / Terrorism / Palestinian Authority

PA Doubles Salaries to Terrorists Who Murdered 12 People in Hebrew U and Halamish

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the terror cells blew up the Frank Sinatra cafeteria of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and murdered nine people, including five American citizens, and injured over 80 others.

Terrorism / Government / Palestinian Authority

Israel Deducts NIS 600 M. from Tax Transfers to PA Over Terror Stipends

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

It's estimated that in 2021 the PA spent NIS 841 million ($270.75 million) paying rewards to terrorists.

Palestinian Authority

PA Officials Double Down on Ban to Sell Land to Jews

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

A new COGAT order would allow PA Arabs to bypass the PA for documentation, allowing them to more safely do land sales with Jews.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / On Campus / Education

Gush Etzion Warns of Impending Massive Arab Bagrut Shootings Over Shabbat

By Jewish Press News Desk

Arab students will be celebrating the results of their Bagrut examinations with massive shooting.

Palestinian Authority

‘Abbas, Get Out!’ Protests in PA Increasing

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The voices calling for the PA chairman’s departure have increased in the past year, especially since he ordered the cancellation of the elections in 2021 while holding his seat without elections for more than 17 years, and using “dictatorship and repressive methods” as claimed by many on the Palestinian Authority street.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

Arabs Vandalize Archeological Site of Samaria’s Ancient Capital

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The arson and vandalism at the site were revealed by a patrol of the Samaria Regional Council and Shomrim Al Hanetzach (Preserving Eternity), a watchdog group dedicated to protecting Israel’s archaeological treasures.

Palestinian Authority

Abbas is Creating a Dictatorship in the Palestinian Authority, New Report Finds

By Ariel Kahana

“There’s nothing left of Palestinian democracy,” says attorney Maurice Hirsch, the head of legal strategies for Palestinian Media Watch, which produced the report.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

PA Giving Free Tractor Licenses to Arab Farmers Engaged in Illegal Takeover of Israeli Lands

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The European Union has shifted its support for the PA’s illegal activity from construction to agricultural takeover, which occupies the maximum area with minimum investment.

Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN)

UN Committee against Torture to Review Palestinian Authority’s Record

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

UN Watch report says the P.A. and Hamas routinely torture human rights activists, women, members of the LGBT community, political opponents, “collaborators” with Israel, and Palestinians who sell land to Jews.

Government / Palestinian Authority

Israel Transferring Money to the Palestinian Authority via Secret ‘Extra-Budgetary’ Fund

By Ariel Kahana

State official says the government is prepared to present existing financial agreements with Ramallah to the High Court of Justice, but only "behind closed doors."

Palestinian Authority / Anti-Israel NGOs

PA Arab NGOs Cover Up Terror Groups’ Exploitation of Children

By NGO Monitor

Palestinian NGOs take a hypocritical approach towards children’s rights.

Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority to Israelis: 'You Must Leave, You Have No History in Our Jerusalem'

By Palestinian Media Watch

“Israel is falsifying the facts and history in the most despicable manner. . Israel has not succeeded in proving that it has history in this city. . .excavations have not proven there is a Temple in the city."

Terrorism / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Europe / Anti-Israel NGOs / PFLP

9 European Countries Announce They Will Continue Funding Orgs Tied to PFLP

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Belgium, France, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden release joint statement citing “insufficient evidence” to support the designation • U.N. threatens to blacklist Israel following report on deaths of Palestinian Authority minors.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

Gantz Approves ‘Confidence Building Measures’ with the PA for Biden's Visit

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The measures, which include the approval of six Palestinian Authority building plans in Judea and Samaria, “de facto puts Area C under the control of the P.A.,” says Gush Etzion Regional council head.

Gaza / Palestinian Authority / LGBTQ+

Better to be a Jew Than Gay in Gaza, Says Gazan LGBTQ Man

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Ahmed, a resident of Gaza said that “here in Gaza under Hamas rule, it is better for you to convert to Judaism and leave Islam and even better to be perceived as a spy for the Israeli Shin Bet and not declare your gay."

Government / Palestinian Authority

Policy Change: PM Lapid Speaks with PLO Chairman Abbas

By Jewish Press News Desk

For the first time in years, a Prime Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid, spoke directly with PLO / Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud "Abu Mazen" Abbas.

Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

‘Systematic Mistreating and Torturing’: PA and Hamas Again Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at HRW pointed out that “systematic abuse by the PA and Hamas forms a critical part of the repression of the Palestinian people.”

Palestinian Authority / Archaeology

PA Appropriates Another Israeli Heritage Site in Samaria, Causing Mass Damage to Archaeology

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The archaeological site of Sheikh Sha’ala, located in Area A under full PA control in Samaria, has recently been redecorated with a huge mast flying a PLO flag.

Headline / IDF & Security / US / Palestinian Authority / Media / Islamic Jihad

US Says Ballistic Investigation in Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh is Inconclusive

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ballistic experts determined the bullet was badly damaged, which prevented a clear conclusion.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Palestinian Authority

Report: Blinken to PLO: US to Designate Lahava and La Familia as Terror Orgs

By Jewish Press News Desk

Assuming the PA claims in the report are even true, one does wonder if Blinken caught the irony of the discussion.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Media / United Nations (UN)

‘Unfounded’: Israel Rejects Latest UN Inquiry into Death of Al Jazeera Reporter

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

DM Gantz once again called on the Palestinian Authority to “deliver the bullet that hit Shireen, to the State of Israel. That is what must be done in order to uncover the truth.”

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Jerusalem Court Orders PA to Pay $37.5 Million to Israeli Terror Victims

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The president of the Shurat Hadin NGO, whose attorneys represented the families in the case, hails “another huge victory of ours over terror.”

Israel / US / Palestinian Authority

Senators Advise Not to Downgrade Liaison to the PA to Defuse Tensions Between Israel-PA

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

They warned that a downgrade would undermine U.S. national security, as well as risk the peace and stability of Israel and the PA.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

PLO Flag Raised at Memorial to Slain IDF Soldiers on Golan Heights

By Israel Hayom

After switching the flags, the vandals shared a video of swap on social media, angering Golan residents.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Media

IDF Rejects PA's Biased Inquiry into Death of Al Jazeera Reporter

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The round was designed and manufactured in the US. Both the IDF and the Arab terrorists use M4 rifles and even the same caliber bullets.

Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Mysterious Blast Leads PA to ‘Hamas Bomb Plot’ Against its HQ

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

PA security forces uncovered what they claim was a Hamas bomb lab following a mysterious blast near Ramallah

Palestinian Authority / European Union

EU Unconditionally Restores PA Funding

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The EU withdrew all their previous demands for reform of the PA for their terror funding and anti-Israel school curriculum.

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority

Israel Police Arrest Palestinian Authority Officer, 30 Others, Involved in Illegal Arms and Drugs Trade

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority officer who sold weapons to the agent wanted to ensure the weapons were sold to harm Jews.

US / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

US Upgrades Ties with Palestinian Authority – Restructures Liaison Office in Jerusalem Embassy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The move comes as Israel continues to try and stop efforts by some in the Biden administration to reopen the US consulate in downtown Jerusalem and transform it into a mission to the PA.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Hebron: IDF Confiscates NIS 1.1 Million in Terrorist Funds

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hamas uses the funds to finance its terror networks and terror attacks, encourage terrorism, and support the families of Hamas terrorists.

US / Palestinian Authority

US State Department Cites Jerusalem-Based Monitor’s Findings on PA Textbooks

By Jewish Press News Desk

IMPACT-se has found the promotion of violence, martyrdom and jihad in “all grades and subjects.”

Palestinian Authority

PA Facing Civil Unrest in Hebron

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The unrest is due to a sharp rise in bread and oil prices, which have risen by more than 30%, and fuel prices have also risen.

US / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

US ‘Remains Committed’ to Opening Consulate To Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stated in November that “sovereignty in Jerusalem belongs to one country, Israel,” and “if the Americans want to open a consulate in Ramallah we have no problem with that.”

Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority

Hamas Taxing Goods Coming from the Palestinian Authority

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Another example of Gaza/Hamas declaring their independence from the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian Authority

PA Prime Minister Shtayyeh Expected to Step Down

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The internal shocks and strife and the Palestinian Authority (PA) continue as sources in Ramallah estimate that PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh is expected to step down soon, as part of the power struggles between Fatah officials. Senior PA sources say Shtayyeh is facing heavy pressure and could be ousted by his colleagues on Fatah’s […]

Israel / Left vs. Right / Palestinian Authority / On Campus / Education

Law to Ban PLO Flags on Israeli University Campuses Moves Forward

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The bill banning the hoisting of an enemy flag, including that of the PLO, in places budgeted or supported by the state,

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Media

IDF Issues Detailed Refutation of CNN Report Accusing it of Knowingly Targeting Reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

By Gil Tanenbaum / TPS

The IDF also points out the inherent contradictions in the CNN piece, and the known anti-Israeli record of their experts.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Israeli Forces Arrest PA Security Officer Suspected of Terrorism

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The arrested PA officer is the brother of an Islamic Jihad terrorist who was jailed for dispatching 2 suicide bombers which murdered 31 people.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Yamam Soldier Killed in Jenin Op; Update on IDF Jenin Investigation

By Jewish Press News Desk

There was a shootout during the operation with terrorists who were holed up in a building.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Video of the Day

Look Who Claims to Have Shot the Al Jazeera Journalist

By Video of the Day

Two video analyses and research by Btselem show that the Jenin terrorists were the ones in the best position to have shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh, and they even claimed they shot a soldier.

Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN)

​’UN Credibility at Stake’: UN’s Palestine Investigator Accepts PLO Award, Watchdog Protests

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“For the past six years, we documented how Lynk was acting not like an impartial UN investigator, but rather like an agent for the PLO,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Jordan

Police Seize 20 Guns Smuggled from Jordan, Arrest 2 Smugglers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The suspects, Palestinian Authority residents of Bethlehem in their 30s, were brought before the Magistrate’s Court in Be’er Sheva on Monday.

Terrorism / Global / Palestinian Authority

US and EU Pressing PA to Stop Paying Terrorists and End Incitement in Textbooks

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Palestinian Authority considers the EU’s conditions a dangerous step and a submission to Israeli dictates.

Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Israeli Arabs

Between Land Day in the Negev and Ramadan in Jerusalem: Efforts to Prevent Security Deterioration

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The activities planned to mark “Land Day” could be the opening shot in a series of events that will lead to an escalation in the month of Ramadan.

US / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

Source: US's Palestinian Affairs Unit in Jerusalem Acts as Consulate ‘For All Intents and Purposes’

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

George Knoll reports directly to the State Department and is no longer subordinate to the US Ambassador to Israel.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

Arab-Owner Fields Destroyed by ‘Occupation’ Turn Out to Be Lands Stolen from Israel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The "Arab fields" were actually an IDF training area that were invaded and illegally occupied by the Arabs.

Palestinian Authority

Senior Fatah Terrorist: ‘Young Generation Buying Weapons, Disengaging from PA’

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The killing of three terrorists in Shechem embarrassed the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

‘Resistance Schools’ – One of the PA’s Most Effective Annexation Tactics, Report Shows

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In the 12 years since the unveiling of the Fayyad Plan, the PA has built 100 new and illegal schools in Area C.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority

EXPOSED: PA Issuing Permits to Carry Weapons Stolen from Israel

By Aryeh Savir & Baruch Yedid / Tazpit News Agency

There are no weapon stores in the PA, so any private weapons were either stolen or smuggled in.

Palestinian Authority

PLO Central Council: Will Abbas Make Difficult Decisions or Buckle Under US Pressure?

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The PLO Central Council will convene on Sunday night for its 31st session, but of its 142 members, many are expected to boycott it due to internal disputes within the Palestinian Authority and the PLO.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

PA to Provide Financial and Legal Assistance to Jerusalem’s Arabs with Illegal Buildings

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Palestinian Authority stated Wednesday that it attaches extraordinary importance to strengthening “the Palestinians’ standing” in Jerusalem.

US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Blinken calls Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas to Discuss Relations, Reform

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The U.S. secretary of state said Israelis and PA Arabs deserve to “enjoy equal measures of security, freedom and prosperity.”

Hamas / Palestinian Authority

Arafat Cartoon Exhibit Angers PA Street

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Hamas is taking advantage of the incident to slam the PA.

Featured / Government / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Government to Spend Millions to Protect, Repair Heritage Sites Damaged by Palestinian Authority

By Israel Hayom

Following reports of vandalism at dozens of heritage and archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister Elkin calls conservation of sites a “national mission.”

Israel / Palestinian Authority / United Nations (UN) / Gulf States / UAE

With UAE Onboard, UN Security Council Discussion Sees Slight Shift in Tone on Israel

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

The council held its regular meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing almost no top diplomats as planned, as the United States and the United Arab Emirates redirected the focus to other pressing concerns in the Middle East and around the world.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

PA Building 16 Schools at Strategic Points in Area C

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Civil Administration inspectors arrived and photographed one site, but the Al-Quds Center for Legal Aid obtained an Israeli court order to prevent the demolishing of the building.

Palestinian Authority

Former PA Minister: West Bank Losing Confidence in Ruling Institutions

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

PA residents rely ever more on local and tribal frameworks to handle their affairs.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / European Union

Government Report Exposes: EU Invested $500 Million in Illegal PA Takeover of Area C

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The PA employs about 600 workers in some 100 registration branches who are engaged in a huge project to map properties, including in Area C, which is under full Israeli control.

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