Tag Archives: Palestine

Mahmoud Abbas’s unelected and illegitimate government is becoming increasingly violent, but Washington’s largesse is keeping it in power. At 3:30 a.m. on June 24, Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), was arrested at his home in the city …

Regional outlook in Middle East & North Africa remains grim in the fight against corruption The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 presents a grim reality in the Middle East and Northern Africa where, despite some incremental progress by a select few, …

A long-awaited “deal” gives Israel’s right wing what it wants. Of the many proposals for an Israeli-Palestinian peace rolled out over the decades, circumstances made the one President Trump announced on Tuesday the hardest to take seriously. While Mr. Trump …

Press Agencies – Palestinian Territories: Palestinian Authority policemen tried on Thursday to arrest a female legislator who had accused a cabinet minister of financial corruption. Eyewitnesses said the police officers were waiting for Ms. Najat Abu Baker, an elected Fatah …

RAMALLAH, West Bank / Palestinian Territories: More than half of Palestinians no longer support a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, a survey released on Monday showed, rejecting the goal that has underpinned four decades of international diplomacy. The …

This article was translated from the Arabic original by ForMENA It had been thought that the Palestinian political elites had reached a level of political maturity that would enable them to stop gambling on American and Israeli elections. The need …

Banksy’s recent trip to Gaza drew the media’s attention, but Palestinians have a long history of political graffiti. The anonymous British street artist, Banksy, has released yet another set of striking graffiti artworks – this time in the Gaza Strip. …

Fayeq al-Qadi didn’t expect that the day would come where he wouldn’t be able to find food and other necessities for his five children, or have the salary he has been earning as an employee for the Palestinian Authority (PA) …

President Abbas’ and the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) long-fomenting crisis of legitimacy has reached new levels, with representatives of three hundred and fifty unpaid public-sector employees denouncing the administration in a scathing letter sent to the Arab League, European Union representatives …