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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


No one has confidence in the Palestinian Authority - veteran PLO official

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Former Yasser Arafat aide Bassam Abu Sharif dissects the problems with the current Palestinian leadership.

 BASSAM ABU SHARIF, former senior adviser to the late Yasser Arafat, in 2003: The Palestinian Authority wants to cover up for its blunders, corruption and failed and mistaken policies.

Israel must ensure future talks with Palestinians - Gantz

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that talking to the Palestinian Authority is in the interest of Israel’s security.

 Benny Gantz, head of Blue and White party speaks at an  election campaign event ahead of the coming Israeli elections, in Ramat Gan on Feb 25, 2020.

PA slams Bennett for opposing Palestinian state

Says PM’s remarks to ‘Post’ expose his ‘extremist and anti-peace ideology’

Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh speaks to The Media Line in his office in Ramallah.

PLO decision-making body to convene next month amid rising criticism of Abbas

Palestinian sources said that the PCC meeting, which was scheduled to take place on January 20, was delayed due to the tensions between Fatah and other PLO factions.

Flags fly over the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office, Washington DC, September 12, 2018

On This Day: 1,500 Palestinians slain in Karantina massacre 46 years ago

The massacre of the Palestinian inhabitants of Karantina by Christian Lebanese militias was part of the Lebanese Civil War and triggered a reprisal at Damour.

 Palestinian refugees in the district La Quarantaine (Karantina) in Beirut, Lebanon, in January 1976.

Abbas calls off PLO parley to avoid ‘confrontation’ with Israel, US

The meeting was postponed because Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants to maintain channels of communication with the Israeli government.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C), joins a reading of the Koran prior to a meeting of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 22, 2015.

The consequences of ‘deals’ with antisemitic terror

European governments struck 'deals' with Palestinian terrorists, in exchange for what was deemed 'limited' concessions and collateral damage, but In too many cases that meant expendable Jewish lives.

 ROME’S GREAT SYNAGOGUE. The 1982 attack was claimed to be a surprise to Italian authorities, though they had been warned of threats to Jewish targets in Italy.

Italy ignored warnings of 1982 Rome synagogue attack, new documents show

According to the documents, Italian intelligence reportedly had precise information about the planned attack. 

Great Synagogue of Rome

EU & PLO – to what end?

The EU’s failure to accept reality - that the PLO, Hamas, and Islamic jihadist groups seek Israel’s demise - is the result of a culture of Jew-hatred, consciously or unconsciously.

 EUROPEAN UNION High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell chairs a video conference of EU foreign ministers on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Brussels earlier this year.

Israeli ‘extra-judicial executions' slammed by PA, demanding international protection

The Palestinian Authority responded to the killing of three Palestinians by IDF fire, calling them "extra-judicial executions."

 Palestinians carry the body of Islamic Jihad gunman Alaa Zyoud who was killed by Israeli forces during exchange of fire in a raid, during his funeral near Jenin, September 30, 2021.