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Local sheikhs aren’t the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

That route will not bring peace, but likely violence. It will pit clans against clans and Palestinians against one another. In the fog of violence, Jews will be killed.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer greets PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at 10 Downing Street in April. The PA remains the least bad option in a region where that is often the best you can hope for, says the writer.
 Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs and Jason Greenblatt, Senior Director for Arab-Israeli Diplomacy at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.

Dan Diker, Jason Greenblatt: Giving Arafat Nobel Prize harmed Israel’s fight against terror

A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September appears on the balcony of the Israeli house at the Munich Olympic village on September 5, 1972

Western countries helped Mossad assassinate Palestinian terrorists in 1970s, report reveals

 HUSSEIN AL-SHEIKH arrives at the 32nd PLO Central Council session in Ramallah, April 25

Voices from the Arab press: Changes in the Palestinian Authority


Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as deputy, likely succesor to PLO

Al-Sheikh said that the Palestinian Authority was carrying out reforms and forming a new government as the US and Arab countries requested, but it was not receiving enough support.

Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh speaks to The Media Line in his office in Ramallah.

'Free Palestine'? Snow White should keep her poisoned apples to herself - opinion

We would like to believe that life is like Walt Disney film, where villains can suddenly disappear and good people live happily ever after. But we know the reality in the Middle East a bit better.

Cast member Rachel Zegler attends a premiere for the film ‘Snow White’ in Los Angeles, last month. ‘Free Palestine’ is not a call for peace, but for war and the murder of Jews, the writer asserts.

Will the US Supreme Court hold PLO-PA accountable for 'Pay-for-Slay' policy? - opinion

If the US Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of PSJVTA, the decision would open the door for dozens of terror victims to sue the PLO-PA in US courts.

The US Supreme Court building in Washington: If the court affirms the constitutionality of PSJVTA, the decision would open the door for dozens of terror victims to sue the PLO-PA in the US, says the writer.

Palestinian Authority slams Qatar’s ‘National Conference for Palestine’

Qatar’s ‘National Conference for Palestine’ drew PA criticism over claims it undermines the PLO and favors Hamas.

 Members speak at “National Conference for Palestine” in Doha, February 2025.

‘September 5’ relives the ’72 Munich massacre - review

We still remember 1972 and know its tragic story, but now that October 7 has been repackaged by certain elements of the media as 'resistance,' it's especially important that 'September 5' be seen.

 A SCENE from ‘September 5.’

Gaza’s future hinges on reuniting under PLO, launching real reconstruction - opinion

With support from the Arab world and the international community, the people of Palestine must unite to rebuild, restore, and say "enough."

 Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed during the war, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 20, 2025.

A look back at Jimmy Carter's complicated relationship with Israel - explainer

Carter was a former president with a foreign policy focusing on the Middle East during his tenure and was outspoken about Middle East politics for the remainder of his life.

Then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US president Jimmy Carter deliver a speech at the White House, July 19, 1977

Mahmoud Abbas reveals his true colors - opinion

If Abbas wanted peace, he would have said that Shubaki was wrong to participate in terror attacks, serve as a terrorist leader, or purchase tons of weapons.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in October. If you want to know what Abbas really thinks about Israel, peace, and terrorism, just read his eulogy for Fuad Shubaki, says the writer.

PA head Mahmoud Abbas announces Rawhi Fattouh as replacement 'if the position becomes vacant'

A close ally of Abbas, Fattouh has been an important member of Fatah, leading the party's parliamentary bloc for decades.

Then interim President of the governing Palestinian Authority Rawhi Fattouh speaks to the media during a press conference November 20, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

Israel must start saying 'no' to most invidious issues that seek to delegitimize identity - opinion

The time has come, I suggest, to declare – in as straightforward a manner as possible – Israel’s fundamental positions that are at the core of the conflict that Arabs have with Zionism.

 The flag of Israel in the blue sky stock image.

Biden’s DNC speech: A strategic echo of Reagan's 1988 PLO move? - opinion

President Biden’s DNC remarks, reminiscent of Reagan’s 1988 PLO strategy, may signal a shift to ease pressure on Kamala Harris.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden addresses the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, last Monday.