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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


Jewish people have always desired peace with all their neighbors - opinion

Thousands of Israelis died because the risk of the Oslo Peace Accords didn’t pan out, and its failure unleashed waves of terror Israelis are still falling victims to until today.

 YITZHAK RABIN knew of the likely failure of the Oslo Accords and the high price failure could bring, but on the small chance it could work, couldn’t pass on the opportunity to make peace, says the writer.

Oslo is dead: A Palestinian state will never exist - opinion

Thirty years on, we can say with confidence that Oslo and everything that it stood for is dead. Rather than trying to revive it, we would do well to offer it a fitting eulogy.

US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton watches prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing the Oslo I Accord, at the White House in Washington on September 13, 1993.

Israel will 'pay the price for settler crimes,’ Palestinians vow

The PA, Hamas and other Palestinian parties strongly condemned the attack on Turmus Ayya and said Israel would pay the price.

 An aerial view shows burned vehicles after an attack by Israeli settlers near Ramallah in the West Bank, June 21, 2023.

Bill proposal removing 'terror-supporting' students from Israeli universities postponed

A-G Baharav-Miara warned that the bill would curb freedom of speech and could face "constitutional difficulties."

 Israeli-Arab students and activists protest against a bill that would ban waving Palestinian flags at Israeli universities, at the Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023.

The Nakba and genocidal wars against Israel - opinion

The Holocaust is over, but the legacy of those who perpetrated and promoted it thrives among many today who seek to destroy Israel.

 YOUNG ARABS riot at the Lions’ Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, in October 2000, the beginning of the Second Intifada. Yasser Arafat rejected Ehud Barak’s concessions, and declared a more violent conflict.

UNRWA: A neutral agency or a political tool to attack Israel? - opinion

Donors like the US who seek to provide humanitarian assistance to people in need demand accountability and compliance with international humanitarian standards.

 UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an interview in Amman, last November. He will be a featured speaker at an event commemorating the Nakba, next week

Hamas, Islamic Jihad give cold shoulder to PA deescalation effort

The meeting in Jenin reflects the PA’s desire to prevent Hamas and PIJ armed groups from operating independently and without coordination.

 SUPPORTERS OF Hamas and Islamic Jihad take part in a rally to celebrate the shooting attack at the Ilka Bar in Tel Aviv, in the southern Gaza Strip, last April

PA, PLO ordered to pay terror victims, but lower amount than expected

The High Court ruled on Sunday that the organizations must pay NIS 15 million to the victims, and further punitive damage decisions for next of kin were returned to the court.

Route 443 north of Jerusalem

Concept of Palestinian state is employed for sole purpose of destroying Israel - opinion

The "Palestine liberation" movement is not a revolution.

 THEN-PLO chairman Yasser Arafat extends his hand to then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin after they signed the Declaration of Principles at the White House, September 1993. The next year, Arafat reportedly delivered a speech, calling for a ‘jihad.’

Palestinians worried about public apathy to security prisoners’ protest

Calls were made to the public for a 'day of rage' this coming Friday to demonstrate support for the security prisoners.

 View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley. December 5, 2022.