Yasser Arafat

Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces

The interim governing body for Gaza will have 15 members, according to Witkoff, though their names have not been confirmed. It remains unclear how Hamas will be disarmed as required by the plan.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.
 THE FAMOUS handshake: Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin seals the deal with PLO leader Yasser Arafat as US president Bill Clinton admires his handiwork, at the White House upon the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993.

Palestinians must renounce culture of deception for real peace with Israel - opinion

US SPECIAL ENVOY to the Middle East Steve Witkoff: It is clear that the legitimization of Hamas as a serious and recognized negotiating partner is underway and perhaps has already been completed, the writer charges.

Gaza today is repeat of 1982 Beirut: Washington is legitimizing Hamas just like the PLO - opinion

Yasser Arafat raises his hand as he declares an independent Palestinian state during the PNC meeting in Algiers. November 15, 1988.

On This Day: Yasser Arafat, PNC, announce Palestinian Declaration of Independence in Algiers


Face to face

By agreeing to the Paris initiative, the Palestinians are again hoping to get a state without the sacrifice this requires.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets Israeli delegation in Ramallah, May 17, 2016

Clashes between Hamas and Fatah renewed after Hamas official slights Yasser Arafat

"Abu Ammar fought against us, confiscated our weapons, jailed us, tortured us and had security coordination with Israel," the Hamas official said.

Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat

Putting the Blame Where it Belongs

The Jerusalem Post

This Week in Israeli History: The Father of Prisoners, Zerubavel Horovitz and Operation Defensive Shield

The Jerusalem Post

Ya'alon's role in killing of PLO terrorist cited in IDF soldier's defense

In the letter, the mother accuses Ya’alon and the entire defense establishment of "abandoning" the "soldier who you sent to protect the citizens of the state."

From Left: Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), Yasser Arafat, and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon

BDS can never lead to peace

The Jerusalem Post

MK Tibi uses Palestinian embassy to set up Bucharest trip, angering Israel

Foreign Ministry officials have been updated in recent days by their counterparts in Romania regarding Tibi’s anticipated trip.

MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL - Ta'al) in the Knesset.

Analysis: The roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israeli Arabs are torn on how to relate to the wave of violence by Palestinians against Israeli Jews.

Arab lawmakers and public officials lead a protest in the northern town of Sakhnin

L'art de miser sur le mauvais cheval

Comme ses prédécesseurs, Mahmoud Abbas s’est fourvoyé dans le choix de ses alliés : alors qu’il s’est rapproché de l’islam radical, ce dernier est devenu l’ennemi mondial numéro 1

Yasser Arafat et Saddam Hussein

Hamas hands over Arafat's Gaza home in goodwill gesture

The move comes just ahead of the 11-year anniversary of Arafat's death.

Palestinian politicians gather at the house of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City on November 10, 2015