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Mahmoud Abbas to pay rare visit to Jenin on Wednesday

The PA leader has only visited the West Bank city twice since his election 18 years ago

By JC Reporter

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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 16: Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, speaks to the media with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) following talks at the Chancellery on August 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues, the current situation in the Palestinian territories as well as perspectives on a possible peace process between Palestine and Israel. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 11, 2023. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL***POOL PICTURE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES, PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WRITTEN - ALEX KOLOMOISKY/POOL*** *** Local Caption *** éùéáú îîùìä øàù äîîùìä ðúðéäå îùøã øàù äîîùìä

Palestinian Authority

Israeli Security Cabinet votes to save Palestinian Authority from bankruptcy

By JC Reporter

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China

Xi Jinping: ‘China willing to help foster Palestinian peacemaking with Israel’

By JC Reporter

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China

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to make official state visit to China

By JC Reporter

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Israeli settlers lift national flags during a protest by left-wing Israeli activists and Palestinians waving Palestinian flags and banners against Israeli occupation and settlement activity in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, on March 17, 2023. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

By Lord Austin

Labour’s Palestine policy is a barrier to peace

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2GNCCYG New York, USA. 24th Sep, 2021. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the 76th General Debate of the UN General Assembly at United Nations (UN) Headquarters. The 76th General Debate of the UN General Assembly is taking place this week. Some 80 heads of state and government are taking part. Steinmeier is the first German President to address the UN General Assembly in almost 40 years. The first and so far only Federal President to appear before the UN body was President Carstens in 1983. Credit: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa/Alamy Live News

United Nations

UN marks first 'Nakba Day' as Israel urges countries to boycott

By JC Reporter

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Rabbi Leo Dee, who's two daughters were murdered in a terror attack a few days ago, holds a press conference in Efrat, on April 10, 2023. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** ליאו די אבא פידוע אב אפרת

By Gary Mond

We shouldn't fund the PA while they pay to slay

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By Lord Leigh

It's time to listen to the Palestinian moderates

Unfavourable political conditions mirror public views on the prospects for a two-state solution

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April 14, 2023 15:13

Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, March 24, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ??? ???? ????? ??????? ??? ????

Poll: More than half of Palestinians support a third Intifada

Statistics reflect a rise in support for violence and terror and a decline in support for negotiations

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

March 24, 2023 16:48

American Democrats favour Palestinians over Israelis for first time says new poll

A new Gallup poll suggests net sympathy for Palestinians among American Democrats is at an all-time high, while support for Israel among millennials has dropped steeply

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 17, 2023 16:52

TOPSHOT - The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City, to celebrate close ties between the two nations, on February 11, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia reportedly paying Palestinians to fight against Ukraine

Many of the recruits are allegedly members of Fatah who are based in Lebanon

By JC Reporter

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March 1, 2023 11:07

Ukrainian servicemen attend on their position on the frontline with Russian troops near Vugledar, Donetsk region, on February 27, 2023. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel strikes Hamas assets overnight after rockets fired from Gaza Strip

The exchange comes in the wake of a deadly gun battle in Nablus that erupted after Israeli forces came under fire during a counter-terror raid

By JC Reporter

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February 23, 2023 10:33

Israel strikes Hamas assets overnight after rockets fired from Gaza Strip

Netanyahu government allegedly holding secret talks with PA

The United States reportedly helped facilitate the talks, that were initiated by the Palestinians ahead of the swearing-in of the Netanyahu government in December

By JC Reporter

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February 21, 2023 14:47

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late Israeli president Shimon Peres, held at Mt Herzl, in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO *** Local Caption *** ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ???????

Knesset passes law stripping citizenship of terrorists paid by PA

The new law, which drew support from opposition members, applies to terrorists who receive 'salaries' from the Palestinian Authority as part of its 'pay for slay' program

By JC Reporter

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February 17, 2023 17:08