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PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya. The two Palestinian organizations have the same goal of Israel’s destruction but take different paths to get there, the writer says.

Between Hamas and Fatah: Different paths, same destination - opinion

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

Political games and a message to the West: Expert expects more mock democracy from PA elections

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

Abbas announces Palestinian Parliament will hold election on November 1


China must be careful and understand that the Muslim Brotherhood is no one's friend - opinion

What started as China’s appeasement of Muslim organizations has now become a strong alliance with Islamic extremist non-state actors to disrupt democracies and accelerate geopolitical changes.

Attending an event in Beijing, last week, are (from left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, vice chairman of the Fatah Central Committee; China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi; and senior Hamas member Mussa Abu Marzuk. China announced that a unity deal was reached among Palestinian factions.

Global protests misplace blame: Focus should be on Hamas and Hezbollah - opinion

Recent protests wrongly focus on Israel, ignoring the real threats: Hamas and Hezbollah. This selective outrage misses the true causes of the conflict.

 MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May.

Ireland & Palestine - A brief history

The Irish nationalist movement has long viewed the Palestinian cause through a similar lens of seeking to overthrow what they see as oppressive colonizers and achieve independent statehood.

 A view of a mural in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the Nationalist area along the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 4, 2023

Norwegian FM photographed with daughter of Palestinian terrorist

Minister Eide is pictured with woman holding sign saying "F*** Israel.

 Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks during a press conference, in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2024.

Gaza's 'day after' could have NATO-guided government, Arab sources say

The US, UAE, Egypt, and Jordan explore post-war solutions for Gaza, including an interim government and international support, as Hamas faces potential loss of control.

Israeli forces operate in the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Swords of Iron on November 18, 2023

New PA government has a long road ahead to prove they're serious - editorial

The PA is also said to be in the final stages of talks with the administration about reforming its controversial welfare policy, which includes the infamous "pay for slay" program.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024

Saudi foreign minister in Cairo for talks on Palestinian territories

The ministers met with PLO official to discuss Israel-Hamas war ceasefire, and further discussed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken walks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a visit to Riyadh, in June.

Red Cross denies NGO's claim it's involved in terror 'pay-for-slay' policy

New Palestinian Media Watch expose quoted PLO Prisoner Affairs Authority chief, who described the Red Cross as “an essential partner in the process that enables payment to imprisoned Palestinians."

A Red Cross vehicle carrying hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at the Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 28, 2023.

Former PA PM says two-state solution still possible - interview

Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, said that a two-state solution should be based on a sovereign Palestinian state on the territory occupied in 1967.

 THEN-US president Barack Obama watches a cultural event alongside then-Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah, in 2013.

'Normalizing the occupation': PLO calls for boycott against Arab-Israeli list in local elections

"The participation of a Palestinian list in the occupation's municipal elections in Jerusalem is a shameless normalization that serves the plans of the occupation," read the announcement.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks before the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah, West Bank May 11, 2020