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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.
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


Will Jewish, Palestinian deaths in Sinjil spur gov't to combat extremism in W. Bank?

Reducing violence against Palestinians by extremist Jews, the situation is as bad as ever, with no sign that anyone in the government is ready to rethink the basic strategy.

Israeli soldiers and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack outside Rami Levy supermarket in the Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 10, 2025.

WATCH: Arab rioters slingshot stones at West Bank Jewish shepherds, sparking severe clashes

The US State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a US citizen in the West Bank.

West Bank Arab residents throw, slingshot rocks at Jewish shepherds in the West Bank, July 11, 2025.

Jewish rioters attack IDF soldiers in West Bank, at least six arrested

The source said that IDF soldiers were beaten and even choked by the rioters, with several soldiers and an officer lightly wounded by the end of the incident.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025

Watch: West Bank clashes with Jewish rioters, Palestinians, security forces leave three dead

The security forces evacuated all of the Jewish rioters who had entered the village.

 Palestinian residents pack their belongings and leave the Bedouin village due to fear of attacks by Jewish settlers, in the Bedouin village of Maghayer Al-Dir, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 22, 2025.

Iranian missile debris falls in Palestinian city near 'Abbas’s home' - report

Residents of al-Bireh, the twin city of Ramallah that forms the seat of the Palestinian Authority, reported “a huge boom” at roughly 11:20 a.m.

Missile debris from Iran’s ballistic barrage struck al-Bireh in the West Bank

Why Israel barred Saudi FM, Arab counterparts from visiting Ramallah - analysis

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called the move an example of how Israel “kills any chance for a fair and comprehensive Israeli-Arab settlement.”

 SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud addresses the UN General Assembly in New York last month.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says Israel blocking Ramallah meeting proof of 'extremism'

On Saturday, Israel said it would not allow a planned meeting on Sunday that would have included ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud seen in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2023

Israel to block Arab ministers' weekend visit to West Bank, political officials say

The minister's trip to Ramallah would have been the highest-level Saudi visit to the West Bank since 1967.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan al-Saud attends the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 24, 2020.

Palestinians outraged over celebrations for new Ramallah mall

Despite soaring unemployment in the West Bank, Palestinians reportedly opposed the grandiose celebrations of the new mall.

 A Palestinian walks in front of closed shops during a general strike condemning Israeli bombardment on Gaza, in Ramallah in the West Bank April 7, 2025.

Palestinian stone-throwing terrorists wound two US citizens

Earlier on Wednesday, Border Police officers arrested a 21-year-old Palestinian who hurled stones at security forces in the area.

 IDF soldier from the Shahar Battalion during counter-terror raids in the West Bank village of Burka, January 12, 2025.