Palestinian Liberation Organization

October 7 victims, bereaved families file NIS 5 billion lawsuit against PA, PLO

The lawsuit alleges that the defendants helped finance Hamas, knew about the planned October 7 massacre, and participated in preparations for it.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Dizengoff Square with photographs of victims from the October 7 massacre. June 03, 2026.
Terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.

Hamas, PIJ, Mohammed Dahlan form electoral coalition despite Hamas pledge to cede Gaza rule

PIJ Deputy Secretary General Mohammed al-Hindi claimed the terrorist organization would support “a unified national list” made up of independent figures rather than members of the groups.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
The Israeli and Chinese flags fly beside the portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on May 8, 2013.

Mao Zedong, Israel and the road not taken - 50 years after leader’s death

Israel was the first Middle Eastern country to recognize Mao Zedong’s Communist China, and briefly came close to establishing full diplomatic relations.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Hamas terrorists stand guard near a stage before releasing Israeli hostage Agam Berger to a Red Cross team in Jabalia on January 30, 2025, as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange; illustrative

Hamas plans to run in upcoming Palestinian elections, to prioritize status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque

Elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council are set to go ahead on November 28, the first in 20 years after Hamas won in January 2006. Hamas won 74 of the seats, with Fatah following behind.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Palestinian Authority arrests activists for demanding reforms, elections

PA security officers arrested two prominent activists, Omar Assaf and Bashar al-Takrouri, and confiscated the mobile phone of another activist, Jamileh Abed.

NOVEMBER 5, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Members of the Palestinian security forces clash with demonstrators during a protest organised by Hizb-ut Tahrir against what organisers say are political arrests by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank city of Hebron February 25, 2017.

Palestinian Authority: Israel waging all-out war on our people

The PA official hinted that they would implement previous resolutions of the PLO to halt security coordination with Israel.

OCTOBER 8, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022.

Israel says it will fight Booking.com over planned safety warning on West Bank listings

A senior Palestinian official welcomed the move, provided it applied to Jewish settlements only.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS

'Pro-Palestinian' rallies violence against Jews were always connected - analysis

Pro-Palestinian activism has re-packaged genocidal terminology and tried to hide it behind claims of “mistranslation.”

JUNE 30, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a protest following a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in London, Britain May 22, 2021.

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.

JANUARY 15, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
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.

Israeli inclusion in soccer matches is 'insult to Palestinian struggle' - PLO

The official condemnation from the PLO comes after a FIFA showcase match between a team of Arab soccer legends and a side managed by Israeli coach Avram Grant.

DECEMBER 28, 2021ByTAL SPUNGIN
Jibril Rajoub takes part in a protest against Israel's plan to apply sovereignty to parts of the West Bank, in Jericho June 27, 2020.

PLO opposition factions accuse Abbas of cutting funding

The Palestinian Authority president's decision was apparently designed to silence critics ahead of a possible resumption of peace talks between Israel and the PA, Palestinian analysts said.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes a statement as he attends the Revolutionary Council Meeting of Fatah Movement at the Palestinian Presidential Office in Ramallah, on December 18, 2019.

Court: PLO must pay ship hijacking victims nearly NIS 1m.

The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday ruled that the Palestine Liberation Organization must pay nearly NIS one million to the estates of two Israeli victims of a 1985 ship hijacking.

JULY 26, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
EU representatives aboard an Israeli Navy ship.

PLO: Hamas is on board with a 2-state outcome and ‘peaceful’ resistance

But President Joe Biden and his officials have shown little appetite for reviving Israeli-Palestinian talks.

MARCH 3, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Hadi Amr - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 20 January 2021.

Son of slain ‘collaborator’ sentenced to death by Hamas

Shadi al-Sufi, 38, was found guilty of killing Jaber al-Qeeq, a former activist with the PLO’s Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

FEBRUARY 17, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian militants of the National Resistance brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip October 28, 2016.