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24 Hours Ultimatum to Mahmoud Abbas – Who are ‘Sons of Abu Jandal’?
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Brother Abu Mazen has 24 hours to produce a clear position, announcing full confrontation with the occupation,” a statement by the ‘Sons of Abu Jandal’ group read. “Oh our heroic […]

Report: PA Receives US Arms Shipment to ‘Regain Control’ over West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Authority (PA) received a shipment of US weapons and armored vehicles on Monday, to “regain control” over the occupied West Bank, Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds reported. According to Al-Quds, […]

The Resistance vs. the Palestinian Authority: Will Abbas Lead Palestinians to Civil War?
By Ramzy Baroud To live up to Israel’s expectations and to ensure its survival, the PA is willing to clash directly with Palestinians who refuse to toe the line. This is the perfect opportunity […]

Islamic Jihad Warns against PA Political Arrests in West Bank
On Monday, Palestinian factions warned the PA of the consequences of continuing its political arrests and called for the immediate release of the detainees The Head of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Ziyad Al-Nakhala, denounced on […]

Outrage over Palestinian Authority’s Attack on Funeral in Nablus (VIDEO)
Palestinian political movements condemned the attack carried out by Palestinian security forces on a funeral in Nablus on Wednesday, The New Arab reported. Abdel Fatah Khrousheh, 49 years old, was killed by Israeli forces in […]

PA Says It Refuses to Resume ‘Security Coordination’ with Israel
The Palestinian Authority decided to reject all pressures to resume ‘security coordination’ with Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Osama Qawasmeh, a member of the Political Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), […]

BREAKING: PA Declares End to ‘Security Coordination’ Following Israeli Massacre in Jenin
The Palestinian Authority (PA) decided to immediately end the so-called security coordination with Israel, following a meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss today’s Israeli army’s massacre in Jenin, the official news agency WAFA […]

Birzeit University Students Accuse Palestinian Authority of Political Detentions
Eight Palestinian students continue to be detained by the Palestinian Authority after one was released on Monday, a source close to the students’ council at Birzeit University near Ramallah, told The New Arab. The students’ […]

Palestinians in Gaza Rise against PA ‘Security Coordination’ with Israel (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘The National Committee of Palestinian Tribes, Clans and Families in the Gaza Strip’ urged in a statement the Palestinian people to rise up against the latest measures by the Palestinian […]

Palestinian Political Groups Reach Agreement to End ‘Tension’ in Nablus
The Factional Coordination Committee in Nablus announced on Wednesday that an agreement has been reached to end the tension in the West Bank city, Anadolu news agency reported. Tensions rose on Monday after the Palestinian […]

PA Arrests Resistance Fighter, Trigger Protests in Nablus (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) arrested former Palestinian prisoner Musab Shtayyeh, who has been pursued by the Israeli occupation forces for a long time, the Middle East Monitor reported. Palestinian sources indicated that the PA’s Preventive […]

US Urges PA, Israeli Government to Stabilize ‘Security Coordination’ in West Bank
The Biden Administration urged the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority to take steps to stabilize the security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, in an effort to stop it from deteriorating further. According to […]

Palestinian Resistance Movements Call for Quitting Oslo and Ending ‘Security Coordination’
Palestinian resistance movements called on Wednesday for a total withdrawal from the Oslo Accords and an end to ‘security coordination’ between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation security services, Quds Press reported. Speaking on […]

Report: Israeli Government Studies Options for Reinforcing PA Powers
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is studying a series of options to reinforce the power of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper […]

Following Israel’s Assassination of Three Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Call on PA to Cancel Oslo Accords
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced in a press conference that it is mobilizing its fighters in response to the assassination of three of its members in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Middle […]

Israel Threatens to Continue Assassinations in West Bank
Israeli officials threatened on Wednesday to continue assassinating Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel told public broadcaster Kan that the Oslo Accords do not give any immunity to […]

Nizar Banat’s Brother Warns PA Not to Hide Evidence
The brother of Nizar Banat warned the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday not to hide evidence of its involvement in the activist’s killing, Quds Press has reported. Ghassan Banat reiterated that his brother was killed by […]

Islamic Jihad: PA Security Coordination Reaches ‘Dangerous, Unprecedented Levels’
Security and intelligence cooperation between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli occupation has reached “dangerous and unprecedented levels”, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (PIJ) announced on Friday. “The PA’s continuous repression, chasing and […]

Report: Gantz Met with Abbas for Security Reasons, to Fight Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated on Monday that he met with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas for security reasons, as well as to fight Hamas, Israeli media reported. The main reason for the […]

From the ‘Iron Wall’ to the ‘Villa in the Jungle’: Palestinians Demolish Israel’s Security Myths
By Ramzy Baroud 25 years before Israel was established on the ruins of historic Palestine, a Russian Jewish Zionist leader, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, argued that a Jewish state in Palestine could only survive if it […]

Israeli FM: ‘90% of Relationship with PA Concerns Security Coordination’
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced on Friday that 90 percent of Israel’s relationship with the Palestinian Authority (PA) concerns security coordination, Arab48.com reported. Lapid’s remarks, according to Arab48.com, came during a meeting with Israeli […]

Israeli PM’s Office: ‘No Peace Talks’ with Palestinians
An Israeli official close to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett downplayed on Monday the first official Israeli-Palestinian talks since the premier took office in June, saying there won’t be any peace negotiations with the Palestinians. According […]

The Illegitimacy of Mahmoud Abbas: Complicity and Accountability in Banat’s Killing
By Ramona Wadi In the international community’s narrative of illusory state-building in Palestine, the Palestinian Authority’s security services are dissociated from violence. Whether such violence is meted out according to PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas’s directives, […]

Murder of Nizar Banat by PA Security Forces Exposes Mahmoud Abbas as Lackey of Israel
By Iqbal Jassat “Why was he killed?” is the cry of Palestinians protesting the brutal murder of Nizar Banat. Demanding answers and justice, protesters have directed their anger at the Palestinian Authority (PA), whose security […]

WATCH: Anti-PA Protests Continue after Police Violence
Protests in the occupied West Bank continued Monday against the Palestinian Authority, following the death in custody of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat. After police violently suppressed a demonstration on Sunday evening, more Palestinians took to […]

11 Detainees in PA Prisons Stage Hunger Strike
Eleven young men from the village of Urif have entered a hunger strike in the Palestinian Authority (PA) prisons after being detained for weeks. The families of the detainees explained that their relatives have been […]

PA Security Forces Disperse Protest against Assassination of Activist Nizar Banat
Palestinian Authority security forces yesterday dispersed a rally organized by activists in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, condemning the assassination of activist and political opponent, Nizar Banat, Anadolu reported. Eyewitnesses told the agency […]

The Fumbling King of Palestine: Palestinians are Defeating the Oslo Culture
By Ramzy Baroud The political discourse of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, is similar to that of an ineffectual king who has been isolated in his palace […]

Reports: Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Committee over Resumption of Coordination with Israel
Hanan Ashrawi has resigned from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee in protest at Ramallah’s decision to resume security coordination with Israel, sources have told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Dr. Ashrawi, a veteran legislator who has taken […]

Israel Transfers $1.14Bn in Tax Revenues to Palestinian Authority
The Israeli occupation authorities have transferred $1.14 billion in tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian minister of civil affairs. As stated by Anadolu Agency, Hussein Al-Sheikh posted on […]