Palestinian Authority

Hamas condemns PA salary cuts declares solidarity with employees

Wednesday-5-April-2017

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas condemned on Wednesday the decision of the Palestinian Authority government led by Rami Hamdallah to impose salary cuts on the PA employees in the Gaza Strip and declared solidarity with the employees' demands.

New Israeli law deducts martyrs payments from PA tax revenues

Monday-3-April-2017

Yedioth Ahronoth Hebrew newspaper reported on Monday that a new Israeli bill submitted to the Knesset last week would allow Israel to deduct NIS 1 billion from the Palestinian Authority (PA) tax revenues the equivalent amount that the PA pays to families of martyrs and prisoners.

Saudi Arabia transfers 30 million dollars to PA account

Friday-31-March-2017

The Saudi Development Fund disbursed 30.8 million dollars to the account of the Palestinian Authority's (PA) Ministry of Finance.

Secret Palestinian Authority-Israel talks held in London

Friday-31-March-2017

Secret talks are being held in London between prominent Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders and Israelis London Evening Standard military correspondent Robert Fox reported Thursday.

Family rallies outside PA detention center over torture of jailed son

Thursday-30-March-2017

The family of the Palestinian detainee Fadi Abdul Dayem rallied outside the Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence office in Ramallah in protest at the mistreatment of their relative in PA lock-ups.

Mansour: UN Member States injecting pro-Israel intimidation

Thursday-23-March-2017

Palestinian Authority Ambassador Riyad Mansour slammed on Wednesday evening the “bullying tactics and intimidation” that led to UN withdrawal of a report that accused Israel of establishing an “apartheid regime” against the Palestinians.

MP Dahbour: The PA’s renewed trust in the US a “waste of time”

Saturday-18-March-2017

Palestinian lawmaker Ibrahim Dahbour has criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Fatah Movement for their renewed trust in the US administration and called it “a waste of time.”

Israeli government deducts 300 million dollars from the PA tax money

Friday-17-March-2017

Muayad Afaneh a Palestinian financial expert said that the Israeli government deducted 300 million dollars (over a billion shekels) from the Palestinian Authority (PA) tax money under various pretexts.

Israeli forces storm Ramallah and al-Bireh

Friday-17-March-2017

The Israeli occupation army stormed at daybreak Friday Ramallah and al-Bireh in the central West Bank.

The US envoy hands Abbas list of 9 demands for restarting negotiations

Thursday-16-March-2017

The Israeli DEBKAfile intelligence website disclosed the US basic demands presented to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas by the US Middle East peace envoy Jason Greenblatt during a meeting on Tuesday March 14