Palestinian Authority

Smotrich declares:

Illegal Arab outpost Khan al-Ahmar to be evacuated

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced plans to evict Khan al-Ahmar while condemning possible ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.

IDF reveals:

Why the Palestinian Authority wants elections in Israel

Key Knesset committee holds discussion on Palestinian Authority, potential escalations; IDF Intelligence Directorate representative says Palestinian Authority wants Israeli elections.

Trump's Gaza plan to be funded by PA tax monies?

US reportedly weighing request for Israel to transfer withheld Palestinian Authority tax funds to President Trump’s 'Peace Council,' Reuters says.

Abbas advisor:

Hamas seeks to rule Gaza 'even over the skulls of children'

PA advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash slams Hamas for ruling "over the skulls of children" in Gaza.

New bill aims to completely cancel Oslo Accords

Otzma Yehudit bill seeks to cancel Oslo Accords and related agreements which led to decades of terrorism, undermined Israel’s security and sovereignty.

PA policeman & ISIS operative who planned attacks arrested

Undercover Border Police forces operating in Judea and Samaria arrested three wanted suspects this week who were allegedly planning imminent terrorist attacks.

Exposed: Palestinian Authority officials encourage terror attacks

New Yesha Council report warns newly elected Palestinian Authority officials have praised terrorists, promoted incitement against Israel and the West.

Smotrich, tobacco taxation and the Palestinian black market

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is expected to soon approve a new order to tax smoking products that will impose an excise tax of NIS 350 per kilogram on tobacco substitutes, alongside a 4% customs duty.

In front of Israel's shut eyes

The Palestinian Authority military

Explosive report warns PA forces operate as a trained army, with fighters drilled abroad in advanced warfare for potential large-scale attacks.

Health Committee:

Poisoning negligence in vegetables from the PA

A heated Health Committee debate revealed that Israeli distributors supplied contaminated Palestinian Authority produce to shops despite a Health Ministry ban.

Hamas to allow Fatah to hold conference in Gaza

Fatah political party prepares to hold once-a-decade conference in Gaza, with parallel conferences in Ramallah, Lebanon, and Egypt.

Israel withholds PA tax funds, citing terror payments

Hundreds of millions in revenues deducted or frozen as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich enforces requirement for Palestinian Authority to pay its own debts.

Local elections in the Palestinian Authority

321 lists competed in the elections, including within Gaza. PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas hailed the event as 'an exercise in democracy.'

Israeli flags to be flown on Temple Mount - despite threats

Temple Mount groups urge Independence Day visits with Israeli flags, while the Palestinian Authority warns of escalation over the planned move.

PA extradites suspect in 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant attack

The Palestinian Authority extradites Hicham Harb, a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly 1982 attack on the Jo Goldenberg Jewish restaurant in Paris.

Demonstrations supporting terrorists in the Palestinian Authority

While thousands of terrorists are being held in Israeli prisons, including those who planned and carried out the October 7 massacre, the Palestinian Authority marked “Prisoner’s Day" today.

Sharp criticism

British general meets Palestinian Arab terror supporter

Senior British Ministry of Defense official briefed by the Governor of Ramallah, who is regularly documented participating in support meetings with terrorists who murdered Jews.

Why do we succeed against enemies abroad but struggle at home?

We cannot defeat an enemy we refuse to name and whose ideology we are afraid to confront. It's time to define the Arabs of Judea and Samaria, whose children are taught to kill Jews in school, as part of the enemy. Opinion.

22 Years Later:

US ruling against Palestinian Authority restored

The U.S. federal appeals court reinstated the 2015 judgment ordering the Palestinian Authority and the PLO to pay $655.5 million to victims of terrorism.

Four Israelis rescued from Jericho

Three Israeli women in their 20s and a toddler enter Palestinian Authority-controlled Jericho for holiday vacation, are rescued by security forces.

Top PA official:

'Expel Israel from all international soccer institutions'

Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Authority soccer association, calls at a press conference for Israel to be expelled from all international soccer bodies.

Waqf fuming over Ben Gvir's decision

Muslim Waqf protests decision to shutter institution functioning as branch of the Palestinian Authority, turns to legal channels.

Severe warning:

Palestinian Authority is preparing a Trojan Horse for Israel

Palestinian Authority possesses an armed force three times larger than that agreed upon in the Oslo Accords, elite units, and offensive weapons. 'No one can say they were not warned,' says MK Avigdor Liberman.

Unusual discovery in Bnei Brak parking lot

Underground parking lot in Bnei Brak leads to discovery of unusual quantity of eggs from the Palestinian Authority - some without stamps and some with counterfeit stamps.

'Secret base’ on the Temple Mount sparks Palestinian anger

Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel sparked a viral stir with an AI-generated image of fighter jets over the Temple Mount, drawing over 100,000 views and sharp criticism from the Palestinian Authority.

COGAT takes aim at Palestinian Authority's toxic vegetables

COGAT orders additional testing for Palestinian Authority agricultural products, following toxic results.

Subsidizing Slaughter:

Why the PA is the greatest obstacle to regional peace

Western funds intended for civic institution-building are actively being manipulated to sustain a massive, hidden infrastructure that financially rewards past and present terror attacks. Op-ed.

PA sent half a billion shekels to terrorists in 2025

The Palestinian Authority transferred hundreds of millions of shekels to terrorists over the past year, including "special grants" to those released in the recent hostage deals.

PA envoy drops UN presidency bid, Israel applauds decision

PA envoy Riyad Mansour withdraws bid for UN President after diplomatic pressure. Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon hails the move: The PA should focus on stopping incitement.

Over terror ties

Germany’s CDU calls for end to UNRWA funding

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany calls for an end to financial support for UNRWA, demanding stricter monitoring of aid to the Palestinian Authority and an immediate halt to donations.

'You're being poisoned':

Knesset comm. warns of toxic Palestinian produce entering Israel

Knesset Health Committee finds many Palestinian Authority agricultural products entering Israel contaminated with banned pesticides linked to cancer, Parkinson’s, damage to liver and kidneys, and developmental harm in children.

Conference of Presidents:

Yisrael Ganz presents new strategic vision for Judea and Samaria

Yisrael Ganz calls for full Israeli security in Judea and Samaria, civilian stability for Arabs, and a move away from the failed Palestinian state model, stressing security as the basis for coexistence.

Nir Barkat:

Emirates model can replace Palestinian Authority

Nir Barkat proposes a Hebron-based “Emirates model" as an alternative to a two-state solution and highlights Israel’s growing ties with Asia and the US.

The PA’s Draft Constitution:

A document built on a lie that demands an Israeli legal response

The Legal Response Israel should be making must show this sham document for what it is - the legalese language version of "from the river to the sea." This is not a document about building a state. It is a document about erasing a people. Opinion.

Abbas announces: 'State of Palestine' has new 'constitution'

Palestinian Authority publishes draft of 'temporary constitution,' calling on public to submit reactions.

PA 'finance minister' warns of collapse

PA’s “finance minister" warns in press conference in Ramallah that the financial situation of the PA has become "extremely dangerous."

European pressure works: The change in Palestinian Arab textbooks

Palestinian Arab report says changes have been made to Palestinian Authority textbooks, including the removal of some inciting content.

'Gaza is part of Israel'

PA livid over Strock’s remarks

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ office blasts Minister Strock after she says the Gaza Strip is part of the Land of Israel.

Netanyahu’s office:

'PA will have no role in Gaza'

Israel rejects newly revealed Gaza committee logo featuring a PA symbol, saying it contradicts Netanyahu’s pledge and differs from the version originally shown to Israel.

PA not involved in Gaza rule? The logo says otherwise

Despite pledges excluding Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, the new Gaza administration body features PA symbols and members linked to Fatah and PA institutions.

Civil Administration extracts four Jews from Jericho

Four Jews, some holding foreign citizenship, entered Jericho accompanied by a Palestinian guide and said they did not know that that their presence in the area was prohibited.

Palestinian Authority policeman fires towards Israeli Jew

IDF claims shooting by Palestinian Authority policeman towards Israeli Jew not a terror attack.

Ex‑PA official:

PA leadership full of systemic corruption

Former PA intelligence chief Tawfiq al‑Tirawi accuses Abbas’s leadership of systemic corruption, warning he may reveal specific cases.

PA welcomes Trump’s push for next phase of Gaza plan

PA welcomed President Trump’s efforts to advance the second phase of his peace plan for Gaza, backing a transitional administration and renewed international coordination.

Reform in the Palestinian Authority curriculum? What reform?

Textbooks most clearly reflect the way in which a society seeks to instill its principles in the minds of its youth. PA textbooks clearly contradict its commitments under the Oslo Accords. Op-ed.

Hamas accuses: Netanyahu is dragging his feet

A senior Hamas official says talks are ongoing in Cairo with Egypt and other Palestinian organizations.

Bereaved father to former MK: 'You sell your soul to terrorists'

Bereaved father Yossi Cohen lashes out at former Meretz MK Mossi Raz at meeting on freezing monies used to pay terrorists' salaries.

Report:

Mahmoud Abbas rushed to hospital

According to an Al-Sharq report, PA President Mahmoud Abbas was taken for medical treatment in Ramallah.

PA against E1: A dangerous turning point

The PA’s Jerusalem Governorate claims that issuing the E1 tenders is intended to establish facts on the ground that will block a Palestinian state.

Palestinian Authority attempting to reassert control over Gaza

PA cabinet leader says he will continue advancing changes that would enable the PA’s integration into governance in the Gaza Strip.

149 million shekels paid to families of terror victims

Following seizures imposed on Palestinian Authority funds, families of victims of severe terrorist attacks since the early 2000s receive payments.

Report:

Israel agrees to establish a managing committee for Gaza

Senior Palestinian Authority and Egyptian officials are discussing implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and reopening the Rafah crossing in both directions.

Lawsuit against PA

Over 1.2 billion shekels for terror tictims

273 terror victims and their families have filed a lawsuit against the Palestinian Authority and Hamas for their involvement in funding terrorism.

Smotrich:

We'll remove garbage from Palestinian Authority at their expense

Israel to remove waste caused by illegal fires set by Palestinian Authority Arabs, charge bill to Palestinian Authority.

Abbas:

'No one will prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state'

Palestinian Authority chairman marks 61 years since Fatah’s “revolution” and declares: Gaza will return to PA control; no Palestinian state will be established without it.

IDF Reserve Officer:

'We're supporting an enemy army inside Israel'

Following the extensive military exercise conducted by the PA, which included seizures of towns and the use of RPG launchers, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi warns that the PA will soon turn on Israel.

IDF rep reveals:

Political leadership ordered to strengthen PA economy

IDF representative tells Knesset subcommittee that Israeli Arabs are being allowed into Jenin and Tulkarm to boost PA economy.

Palestinian Authority: Marwan Barghouti is a leader

PA chairman Abbas meets with Fadwa Barghouti in his office as part of a Palestinian Arab and international campaign for the release of Marwan Barghouti.

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Winter:

'Israel seeks peace, Palestinians seek our destruction'

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter warned at the Jabotinsky Conference that Israel misreads Palestinian intentions, arguing that talk of a “day after” in Gaza fueled false hopes, calling for decisive action and a clear rejection of a Palestinian state.

Smotrich:

'Dismantle PA, apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria'

Finance Minister Smotrich urges the Prime Minister to demand Gaza's full demilitarization from President Trump, calls the Palestinian Authority a mistake that must be dismantled.