Charged with helping Hamas, Gazan aid worker says he’s being denied a fair trial
In process that has dragged on for 3 years, attorney for World Vision staffer Mohammed Halabi contends Israel has repeatedly compromised his client's right to prove his innocence
View ArticleIn dramatic shift, Joint List recommends Gantz for PM, seeks Netanyahu’s ouster
For first time in 27 years, Arab parties back Zionist candidate for premiership, drawing Likud's ire; Blue and White chief set to receive 57 backers, compared to 55 for Netanyahu
View ArticleA brief history of Balad, the renegade Joint List faction that passed on Gantz
The secular Arab nationalist party is opposed to exclusively Jewish statehood, has long courted controversy with members such as Azmi Bishara, Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas
View ArticleAbbas meets French President Macron on sidelines of annual UN summit
PA leader tells French president that Paris plays a key role in supporting the Palestinian cause; he also sits down with Bahraini foreign minister
View ArticleFatah Facebook page goes offline as group launches campaign to take it down
Editor says he and his staff temporarily deactivated the page amid concern the social media giant will close it over complaints
View ArticleHeavy on rain, light on goals, Saudi soccer 1st draws Palestinian crowds, pride
Estimated 12,000-13,000 fans cram into West Bank stadium, deride notion that Saudi kingdom's participation in match constitutes normalization with Israel
View ArticleAbbas and Saudi crown prince meet, agree to establish economic committee
PA president thanks kingdom for 'continued support of Palestinian people'; documents show Riyadh gave Ramallah $132.8 million between January and August
View ArticleIslamic Jihad official says Egypt will release 81 Palestinian detainees
Nafidh Azzam makes statement following talks in Cairo this week between leaders in his terror group and Egyptian officials
View ArticleSyrian Kurdish military official calls on Israel to take action against Turkey
Invoking past persecution of Jews, member of Syrian Democratic Forces expresses confidence the Jewish people will not neglect Syrian Kurds' plight
View ArticleAbbas meets Japan’s Abe in Tokyo ahead of new emperor’s enthronement
At start of three-day visit, PA president and Japanese PM discuss 'latest developments pertaining to the Palestinian cause and the region' as well as bilateral relations
View ArticlePA court orders dozens of social media pages and news sites blocked
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, Hamas terror group and others unleash fierce criticism against decision; Ramallah government calls for order to be reversed
View ArticlePA claims Israel will allow tires into Gaza; Israeli official says it’s ‘a lie’
Israel blocked the entry of tires into Gaza after border protests erupted in March 2018, sending prices skyrocketing
View ArticlePress freedom groups blast PA court for banning dozens of news sites
Reporters Without Borders calls decision 'unacceptable', saying it appears 'designed to punish media critical' of Ramallah; Palestinian Journalists Syndicate files appeal
View ArticleTop Balad lawmaker: Gantz didn’t call me, but I won’t meet with him in any case
Blue and White chief speaks to senior MKs of the other factions in Joint List; Mtanes Shihadeh says he does not want to talk
View ArticleCourting Blue and White, Joint List opposes Zionism but supports ‘compromise’
Senior Arab MK says alliance of Arab-majority parties wants full civil and national rights for Arab Israelis and the establishment of a Palestinian state
View ArticlePalestinians transform factories into mask manufacturing plants as virus spreads
Gaza businessman says his company plans to make 25,000 masks every day by the end of March; PA official says firms in West Bank meeting local market's demand
View ArticleVirus cases top 100 in West Bank and Gaza after infections emerge in more towns
PA premier says China will send Palestinians aid for virus testing and ventilators; Gaza quarantine to be extended from 14 to 21 days
View ArticleMobile coronavirus testing clinic opens for Arab village of Arara
Joint List MK Tibi says his party appealed to Health Minister Litzman and other authorities to establish testing site in Arab community
View ArticlePA intelligence secures 10,000 virus testing kits from China
Official says Palestinians had been down to a few hundred kits to test for COVID-19 before shipment arrived
View ArticleIn first since virus emerged in Gaza, banks deliver Qatari grants to poor
Doha says $100 bills to be distributed to 100,000 families; Hamas instructs beneficiaries to maintain distance of 1.5 meters from each another
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