Palestinians

Democratic socialist whose Israel criticism ignited Jewish concern leads DC mayoral primary vote

Janeese Lewis George, a DC Council member, had received just over half of the 65% of votes that had been counted by Wednesday morning.

DC MAYORAL candidate Janeese Lewis George prepares for an interview with members of the news media next to a voting site at the Chevy Chase Community Center during DC’s primary voting day in Washington, DC, US, June 16, 2026.
Children return to school at an establishment run by United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank on August 29, 2018.

Tackling terror indoctrination in Palestinian schools key to ending 'Pay-for-Slay,' panelists say

Former Palestinian Authority foreign minister and Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Nasser al-Qudwa, who is related to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (portrait), has been critical of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. PremiumPremium

'No law, no political program': Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah rival says reforms are a sham

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

Palestinian Authority to hold presidential elections in 2027, Mahmoud Abbas says


Hamas’s grip on Gaza weakens as the people rise against their oppressors - opinion

Analysts believe Hamas may now be facing its most serious internal challenge since taking control of Gaza nearly two decades ago.

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Gazans increasingly support a two-state solution, majority have unfavorable opinion of Iran - poll

A recent poll shows a rise in Palestinian support for a two-state solution, with Gaza leading, while opposition to normalization with Israel remains strong across the territories.

PALESTINIANS WALK near a landfill, in Gaza City, February 11, 2026.

Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says - exclusive

Samer Sinijlawi told The Jerusalem Post that Western Leaders need to stop pushing the idea that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the moderate choice.

Samer arrested for protesting checkpoints in 1995.

US student groups fundraise to supplement PA funds to 'mothers of martyrs'

City College of New York (CCNY) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), John Jay College SJP, City University of New York (CUNY) for Palestine, and CUNY Stoop Sales for Gaza organized a bake sale.

A PALESTINIAN woman walks past damaged houses in Jenin refugee camp on October 9, 2024, in the West Bank.

Palestinian municipal vote reveals shift toward pragmatism, accountability - opinion

Palestinian local elections revealed a stronger-than-expected turnout despite boycott calls, signaling a shift toward accountable governance.

A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza, last month.

SA President Rhamaposa becomes first head of state to sign ‘Free Barghouti’ pledge

Marwan Barghouti is a former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, which carried out many of the suicide bombings and shooting attacks of the Second Intifada.

 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023.

Vigilantism or terror? Dilemma of Israeli settler violence against W. Bank Palestinians - opinion

The government prefers to call it a Jewish “nationalist crime,” and is averse to referring to it as “terrorism,” and those responsible for committing it “terrorists.”

THE SCENE where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by Jewish settlers east of Nablus in March 2026.

IDF captures Palestinian man who murdered son, burned his body, infiltrated Israel

The man had taken his 12-year-old son to the Palestinian village of Beit Ur, near Ramallah, and stabbed him near an agricultural area of the town.

IDF troops near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 27, 2026.

If you were a Palestinian, could you see a way forward for peace with Israel? - opinion

If we want a different future, Israelis must be willing to confront the possibility that, from the Palestinian perspective, the political horizon has effectively disappeared.

Palestinian students hold signs demanding the reopening of the road to their school, which was closed by Israeli security forces in Khirbet Umm al-Khair in the village of Yatta, south of Hebron, April 26, 2026.

Israel engineered 'special' rats to attack Palestinians in Gaza, radical Fatah officials claim

According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), Jamal Obeid, a member of the Supreme Leadership Body of Fatah in Gaza, accused Israel of introducing rats into previously uninfested areas of Gaza.

 Rats (illustrative).