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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 618

Israel-Palestinian relations

(From L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Yesha Council chairman Yisrael Ganz, Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Likud MK Avichai Boaron at a ceremony marking the establishment of a new settlement in the southern West Bank called Mitzpe Ziv on June 10, 2025. (Courtesy)
June 11, 2025, 2:03 am
Smotrich moves to paralyze Palestinian economy in response to Western sanctions
Finance minister orders cancellation of waiver allowing Israel-PA bank ties, though Palestinian Authority not known to have been involved in UK-led decision to blacklist him and Ben Gvir
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians, Israelis and politicians attend a memorial ceremony for those lost in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Tel Aviv on May 3, 2022, as Israel marks its annual Memorial Day. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 29, 2025, 1:27 pm
An alternative Memorial Day ceremony marks its 20th year. Participants say it’s the future
Controversial joint Israeli-Palestinian event honoring the slain on both sides continues to grow, even in the shadow of the October 7 massacre and ongoing war in Gaza
By Nurit Yohanan
IDF troops operate in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, February 3, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
March 19, 2025, 11:40 am
Governor of Tulkarem: I could have tackled the armed groups here; Israel wouldn’t let me
PA’s Abdallah Kmeil claims Israel wants to keep the PA weak; he doesn’t condemn Hamas’s October 7 slaughter but says he’s become less extreme and wants peace
By Nurit Yohanan
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, right, and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at a joint press conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, January 20, 2025. (Shlomi Amsalem, GPO)
January 21, 2025, 1:44 am
Sa’ar says a reformed Palestinian Authority could be involved in governing Gaza
But in a joint press conference with Italian counterpart, foreign minister says ‘pay to slay’ policy needs to end, as must incitement, before cooperation can occur
By Rossella Tercatin
Left image: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. Right image: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, poses with newly appointed PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, in Ramallah on March 14, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP; PPO / AFP)
January 13, 2025, 12:54 am
Israel, PA ink deal to release $500 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues
Funds will be used to pay off debt to Israel Electric Corporation; both sides declare victory after agreeing to mechanism that US hopes can be used for release of additional money
By Jacob Magid
Ofer Bronchtein in Paris, August 2024. (Hally Pancer)
October 29, 2024, 3:12 am
Macron’s point man on Israel-Palestine says ‘it’s not the right time to think about peace’
French-Israeli Ofer Bronchtein believes that conditions conducive to peace will eventually return, despite a deteriorating relationship between the French and Israeli leaders
By Robert Sarner
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting, in Jerusalem, on September 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 22, 2024, 10:19 am
US official: PA has met Israeli requirements for Smotrich to extend banking deal
Far-right minister has until October 31 to approve deal allowing Israeli, Palestinian banks to work together; US warns failure to do so could lead to West Bank economic crisis
By Jacob Magid
Foreign Minister Israel Katz waits for the arrival of his British counterpart, David Lammy, and his French counterpart, Stephane Sejourne, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, August 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 8, 2024, 11:47 pm
Katz threatens to ‘break and dissolve’ PA if it pushes UN resolution against Israel
Palestinians have submitted measure to General Assembly demanding Israeli pullout from West Bank, sanctions on senior officials; Foreign Ministry coordinating response with allies
By Lazar Berman
Chairman of the Religious Zionism party Bezalel Smotrich, center, with party members in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, October 26, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 2, 2024, 11:55 pm
US nods at Smotrich’s steps to ease PA financial crisis, but calls them insufficient
State Department says all tax revenues must be transferred after finance minister agreed to partial release, adds corresponding banking deal should be extended for 12 months, not 4
By Jacob Magid
File: A sign pointing to the Evyatar outpost, in the West Bank, June 22, 2023. (Flash90)
June 28, 2024, 11:35 am
Security cabinet okays legalizing 5 outposts, sanctioning PA officials
Smotrich will in turn release PA tax funds, extend waiver to let Palestinian banks work with Israel; steps include Israeli building enforcement in Area B, which would violate Oslo deal
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is awarded an honorary doctorate at the Frankfurt School of Finance in Frankfurt, Germany, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
May 23, 2024, 2:18 pm
US treasury chief troubled by Smotrich’s threat to cut off Palestinian banks
Janet Yellen says ties to Israeli banks crucial for Ramallah, allowing funds for services and salaries; urges moves to bolster economy in West Bank to prevent violence
By Reuters, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
A Palestinian man counts a stack of Israeli Shekels in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 5, 2021. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
May 13, 2024, 8:08 am
PA says it can only pay 50% of civil sector salaries this month as tax funds withheld
Finance Ministry says it is preventing transfer of tax revenues, said to amount to $46 million, citing Ramallah’s diplomatic efforts against Israel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mo Husseini's article on the Israel-Hamas war was widely shared on social media by Jewish readers. At rear is an image from the essay. (Courtesy Mo Husseini/ via JTA)
May 10, 2024, 4:40 pm
A Palestinian-American’s call for compromise strikes a chord on social media
Profanity-laden overview by Mo Husseini — a distant relative of the infamous Mufti of Jerusalem — spares neither side, enticing the ‘silent majority’ with commonsensical optimism
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) and US President Joe Biden shake hands in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 29, 2024, 11:33 pm
PA in final stages of talks with US to reform ‘pay-to-slay’ policy – sources
One of the holdups has been receiving approval from Israel, which is viewed as critical for getting Congress on board; source fears initial leak of story may torpedo negotiations
By Jacob Magid
A member of the Jahalin tribe receives food aid from Israeli activists in early 2024, in the Judean Desert. (Courtesy of Rabbis for Human Rights)
March 21, 2024, 1:55 am
Praying for peace, optimistic Israeli activists deliver Ramadan food aid to West Bank
Volunteers with organizations such as Rabbis for Human Rights brave the ire of fellow Jews as they reach out to help Palestinians in need amid the ongoing war in Gaza
By Eliyahu Freedman
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