Israeli forces drove dozens of military vehicles into the city overnight in Ramallah which is also the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli soldiers detain Palestinians during a raid, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 4, 2024. (REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman) Israel’s Raid In West Bank: The State Bank of … Read more
Arab allies of the U.S. have said they’ll only get involved in post-war reconstruction if there’s a credible push toward a two-state solution. FILE – Palestinians look for survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali) RAMALLAH, West Bank: A wartime opinion poll among … Read more
SIDON: Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp overnight, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding at least 20 people and prompting residents of the camp and the surrounding area to flee on Friday. Earlier this summer, there were several days of street battles in the Ein el-Hilweh camp between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah … Read more
JERUSALEM – Video has emerged of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, recently asserting that European Jews were persecuted by Adolf Hitler because of what he said were their predatory lending practices, rather than their religion. Abbas’ false claim drew swift condemnation from Israeli and European officials. It also fueled accusations that Abbas … Read more