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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.
IDF fires, criminally probes two soldiers for allegedly beating Palestinian near Ramallah
Despite pledge to end ‘pay-for-slay,’ Ramallah hides millions in terror stipends
Abbas announces Palestinian Parliament will hold election on November 1
Nine European nations condemn IDF’s closure of Palestinian NGO offices
These European nations have been at odds with Israel over its designation in October of six NGOs as terror organizations, explaining that Israel has not shown them compelling evidence.
Israeli security forces arrest eight terror suspects overnight
Israeli forces continued arrest raids of terror suspects as tensions remain high after the brokered ceasefire with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Palestinian bookstores, publishers are under threat of extinction
"A nation that doesn't read doesn't exist:" Online sales, e-books and Israeli restrictions on imports all threaten book culture in Palestinian cities.
Hamas urges PA police officers to carry out terrorist attacks
Hamas praises terrorist, urges PA security forces to “clash with occupation forces and settlers to defend our people and our land.”
Polish delegation to Palestinian territories pays tribute to Arafat
Multiple members of the delegation referred to Israel as an apartheid state.
Nine EU states reject Israeli ban on 6 Palestinian NGOs for terror ties
"In the absence of such evidence, we will continue our cooperation and strong support for the civil society in the [occupied Palestinian territories]."
Palestinians to protest Biden visit amid unfulfilled promises
The planned protest in Ramallah’s Al-Manara Square will decry the “rejection of Biden’s humiliating policies towards the Palestinian issue."
Eid al-Adha festival in Ramallah attacked for ‘displaying LGBT banners'
Some eyewitnesses said that the assailants identified themselves as members of Fatah, the ruling faction headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Abbas' real motives in the Abu Akleh investigation - opinion
Abbas' outcry about Abu Akleh has less to do with a broken heart on her behalf than it does with the desire to exploit her death for his political purposes.
Is Hamas planning to take over the West Bank? - analysis
According to some reports, the PA security forces seized large amounts of weapons and explosives in the town of Beitunia, southwest of Ramallah, that belonged to a Hamas cell.
