The 2006 Palestinian legislative elections witnessed the phenomenon of spiteful voting, where those angry with Fatah and its ruling, and those who were disgruntled with the corruption of the...

Nasser Al-Qidwa, member of the Central Committee of Fatah and cousin of late Fatah leader Yasser Arafat, has announced his full support for the nomination of jailed Fatah leader...

Backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dismissed Fatah leader Mohammad Dahlan is seeking to form his own electoral list for the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary elections led by former President...

Tens of thousands of Arabs in Israel marched on the northern city Um Al Fahem city on Friday to protest against spiralling levels crime in their communities. Um Al Fahem...

Former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, ruled out any chance of reaching a political settlement between Israelis and Palestinians. Friedman told the Israeli newspaper the Jerusalem Post earlier this week: "I do...

The first UAE ambassador to Israel completed his preliminary visit of the country today after meeting with the top leadership and searching for suitable locations for the embassy and...

South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was yesterday ordered to apologise after being found guilty of violating the country's judicial code of conduct for pro-Israel comments he made in...

Israel plans to vaccinate Palestinians aged 16 and over once using surplus doses after it completes its campaign to inoculate its own citizens, reported the Jerusalem Post. Israel's Health Ministry...

Thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel will take to the streets of Umm Al-Fahm today in protest against "police violence and racist lawlessness". After a spree of violence that...

US Vice President Kamala Harris, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, reaffirmed Washington's opposition to an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe of possible war crimes...

Ruba bought the bakery after saving money from her previous jobs and ventured on the journey after being unable to find work in the field she studied at university.

Amidst the harsh, rugged environment of Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan a Palestinian apprentice seamstress runs her hands across rolls of velvet. Hands that speak of a decaying spirit...

Israeli authorities deported 29 Palestinians from Al-Aqsa Mosque and the occupied city of Jerusalem in February, Wadi Hilweh Information Centre announced yesterday. "The Israeli decisions included preventing 27 Palestinians...

Amnesty International has welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to open an investigation into serious crimes under international law alleged to have been committed in the Occupied Palestinian...

Israel's Supreme Court rejected a petition on Thursday filed by the Hebron Municipality against the installation of an elevator for Jewish settlers adjacent to the Ibrahimi Mosque in the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today condemned as "outrageous" a decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to formally investigate alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. "I...

An Israeli court in occupied Jerusalem yesterday extended the administrative detention of Khaled Abu Arafa, the former Palestinian minister of Jerusalem affairs, for another four months. The Israeli intelligence...

Short-term funding initiatives for Palestinians provided without addressing Israel's colonialism and military occupation have been proven to be a recipe for long-term failure. They simply do not address the...

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement said on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers held in Gaza will not be released unless such a move is part of a prisoner swap. Hamas...

Four Palestinian families living in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied Jerusalem have appealed to Jordan and the Palestinian Authority to immediately intervene and prevent Israel from expelling them...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday condemned an attack by Israeli settlers on the Romanian Church in Jerusalem, Al-Watan Voice has reported. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry,...

Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has said that recognising Israel and respecting previous deals with the occupation state should not be requirements to stand in elections or...

The US said Wednesday that it "firmly" opposes and is "disappointed" by the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s announcement of an investigation into crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories,...

Extremist Israeli settlers threw stones at homes and vehicles in two Palestinian villages south of Nablus yesterday, Wafa news agency has reported. According to the human rights group Yesh...

The decision comes after the court ruled on 5 February that it has jurisdiction in the case, prompting swift rejection from Washington and Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority welcomed the ruling.

Two hundred academics from Britain and the US have signed an open letter defending prominent British Professor David Miller who is under attack for criticising the Zionist state of...

The Palestinian Authority has confirmed that it diverted some Covid-19 vaccine doses intended for front-line medical workers to VIPs instead, including the national football team and government ministers. The...

The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (ACOHL) yesterday condemned repeated Israeli settler attacks against the Romanian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, a statement said. ACOHL's statement came...

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) called on Tuesday for events and activities to be organised in support of international "Jerusalem Week", including those which double efforts to...

Palestinian diplomatic efforts continue, with Jordanian and Egyptian support, to mobilise Arab and international backing for the Palestinian cause in order to end the Israeli occupation of the land...

Hamas said yesterday that detention campaigns carried out by Israeli occupation against Islamic Bloc activists aim to affect the results of the Palestinian election. Recently, Israeli occupation forces escalated...

Security services of the Palestinian Authority (PA) have arrested several Hamas members and activists in the occupied West Bank and put them in Al-Junaid Prison in the city of...