Abbas Tells Kerry New Government “Committed” to Nonviolence
US Secretary of State voiced concerns over the new Palestinian unity government in a phone call Sunday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
New Palestinian Unity Government Sworn In
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has official sworn in the new Palestinian unity government, ending a seven year rivalry between Hamas and Fatah.
Abbas Threatens to “React to Israeli Action” Against New Government
Israel had denied three Palestinian leaders from Gaza travel visas to Ramallah. The three men are expected to be appointed ministers in the upcoming Fatah-Hamas unity government.
Palestinians: BDS Activists Are Troublemakers, Criminals
At university campuses in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe, they are hailed as heroes campaigning for Palestinian rights. But in Ramallah, ironically, activists belonging to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] movement are seen by the Palestinian Authority [PA] as trouble-makers and law-breakers.
Kerry Reportedly to Meet with Abbas in Jordan
Reports surfaced on Sunday indicating US Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Jordan this week to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Security Forces Arrest 9 in Connection with Jerusalem Rioting and Violence
JERUSALEM – The Capital’s police announced this week they have arrested nine Arabs in connection with the recent surge of anti-Israel violence in the city.
Decapitation, Morality Squads and “Five-Star Jihad”
The number of so-called taxi-rapes has snowballed to such an extent that a British judge recently issued a warning that no woman can expect to be safe while traveling in a cab.
Pope Francis’s Unfriendly Visit
The Golden Age of Catholic-Jewish relations seems to have come to an end during Francis’s visit to the Promised Land this week.
The New Palestinian “Journalists”
An Israeli journalist, Avi Issacharoff, who has been covering Palestinian affairs for over a decade, reported that he and his cameraman were nearly lynched by a Palestinian mob as they tried to cover a Palestinian demonstration in the town of Beitunia, near Ramallah, on May 16.
Israeli Police, Palestinian Rioters Clash on Temple Mount
As Israel celebrates 47 years since the liberation of Jerusalem from the Jordanians, Israeli police closed down the Temple Mount Wednesday morning after clashes with Palestinian and Arab rioters.