In the 90s, Israel transferred construction enforcement authority in Area B in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, which pledged not to build. Recently, settlers have called on the government to demolish buildings in violation of the agreement
The Egyptian proposal calls for a committee subordinate to the Palestinian Authority to handle supply and distribution of humanitarian aid, civic affairs, oversight of the Rafah Crossing and reconstruction in Gaza
‘We willingly relinquished our fiscal rights in order to buy peace, but we are not getting what we are paying for,’ says Maurice Hirsch, Director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority
‘We willingly relinquished our fiscal rights in order to buy peace, but we are not getting what we are paying for,’ says Maurice Hirsch, Director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority
A month ago, the Israeli government pledged to address the water shortage in East Jerusalem's Kufr Aqab, under Jerusalem's municipal jurisdiction, but has taken no action. In response to a High Court petition, Israel now claims the responsibility lies with the Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Authority security forces were forced to retreat upon encountering resistance from armed men at the hospital where the leader of the terror group Tul Karm Brigades was hospitalized. Following the incident, a social media call was made to all armed men in the West Bank to take action against PA agencies
The laws, which the Knesset enacted in March, let terror victims and their families to sue for damages from the Palestinian Authority, however the petition claims the laws are 'unconstitutional' and will lead to the PA's 'economic collapse'
The finance minister decided to transfer tax funds that Israel collects on the Palestinian Authority's behalf, after saying last month that he would freeze them 'until further notice'. He is also expected to announce the legalization of five illegal outposts in the West Bank
A Palestinian initiative to revitalize the PLO was harshly criticized by the Palestinian Authority. These internal struggles play into Israel's plans of controlling the Gaza Strip, tightening its grip on the West bank, and bringing about the collapse of the only representative body of the Palestinians
President Joe Biden and his envoys in Israel are failing in their attempts, employing strong efforts – at least outwardly – to transform the Palestinian Authority and establish what they call a "renewed Palestinian Authority" from the ground up. Much of what is currently happening between Israel and the US, including President Biden's overt […]
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israel's far right are determined to bankrupt the Palestinian Authority before it can be given the chance to take over the enclave from Hamas
A senior Palestinian Authority official told Haaretz that the international community should accompany declarations for a two-state solution with deeds that will prove its seriousness. The PA's prime minister said that it is prepared to cooperate with Hamas, provided that the latter accepts 'preconditions'
U.S. officials believe that Jerusalem's attitude toward the Palestinian Authority would soften if it agreed to stop acting against Israel in international bodies and ended its highly contentious payment system for convicted murderers in Israeli prisons
IDF Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi responded to a far-right MK who claimed without evidence that the Palestinian Authority might enter the fighting as a sign of solidarity with Hamas