Ramallah

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.
IDF soldiers operate during a raid in Ramallah, in the West Bank, August 26, 2025

IDF fires, criminally probes two soldiers for allegedly beating Palestinian near Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Despite pledge to end ‘pay-for-slay,’ Ramallah hides millions in terror stipends

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


Palestinian activists ban ‘LGBT party’ in Ramallah

East Jerusalem singer-songwriter and video artist Bashar Murad was supposed to perform at the concert, which was cancelled following threats from Palestinian activists.

Bashar Murad in a studio (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

EU parliamentarian: We'll use our voices to stop Palestinian evictions

European Parliament member Iratxe García spoke up after visiting the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and South Hebron Hills Firing Zone 918 where Palestinians face eviction.

 A Palestinian drives a tractor, after Israel's Supreme Court rejected a petition against the eviction of more than 1,000 Palestinian inhabitants of a rural part, in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the West Bank, May 5, 2022.

US officials visit region to 'deepen US cooperation with Israel and the PA'

The visit comes two days after the State Department signaled that it upgraded its Jerusalem office to the Palestinians, without opening a consulate in Israel’s capital.

 Palestinian President Abbas meets with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Leaf in Ramallah, June 11, 2022

US mission to Palestinians renamed on Twitter, signaling upgrade

The former "Palestinian Affairs Unit" (PAU) within the US Embassy was redesignated as the "US Office of Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem" at the Twitter handle @USPalAffairs.

 The Twitter app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken July 13, 2021

Palestinian man steals M-16 from Israeli security, turns himself in to PA

21 Palestinian terror suspects arrested overnight

 Israeli security forces conducting an arrest raid in the West Bank, June 8, 2022.

Israel demands answers for Dutch FM's Al-Haq's visit

Hoekstra pushed back at Israel's designation of the Palestinian NGO Al-Haq as a terror organization by meeting with the group in Ramallah.

 Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra visits Yad Vashem, May 19, 2022.

Counterterrorism officer killed in clashes with Palestinians in Jenin

The IDF operated in Jenin on Friday morning to investigate the scene where Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed.

 Noam Raz, the YAMAM counterterrorism officer killed in Jenin on Friday, May 13, 2022

Israeli-American legal expert, activist promoted to HRW Program Director

Sari Bashi has a strong background in international humanitarian law and wrote about her personal life, her marriage to a Palestinian man, their two children and their life in Ramallah

 Sari Bashi.

Bennett: UN must stop serving terrorists' agenda

In meeting with US diplomats, Abbas threatens to cut ties with Israel

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Yair Lapid, March 27, 2022.

In Taybeh: Take a tour of the Parables House

Rediscover the parables of the Lord in this village near Ramallah.

 The House of Parables