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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaking during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah, November 10, 2016. (Flash90)
September 19, 2017, 6:45 pm
Majority of Palestinians fear loss of liberties in PA, poll shows
Two-thirds of West Bank and Gaza residents want Abbas to resign; jailed Barghouti would win a presidential election against the current leader and Hamas's Haniyeh
By Dov Lieber
Entrance to the Israeli Consulate in New York City (screen capture: Google Street View)
September 18, 2017, 10:17 pm
Israel’s NY consulate briefly closed for 2nd time in 4 days over threat
Envelope with white powder, death threat against Netanyahu sent to building soon after PM ends meeting with Trump
By Raphael Ahren
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before a press conference at the Casa Rosada presidential house in Buenos Aires on September 12, 2017. (AFP/ JUAN MABROMATA)
September 15, 2017, 10:12 pm
Israeli consulate in NYC briefly shut after death threat to PM, white powder
Envelope contained threat directed at Netanyahu, who was en route to New York; employees allowed to leave after all clear given
By TOI staff
Palestinian activist Issa Amro arrives for a hearing at the Ofer military court on July 9, 2017, in the town of Betunia, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)
September 5, 2017, 4:28 pm
Rights groups slam PA for detaining Palestinian activist
Amnesty International official says arrest of Issa Amro is part of Abbas government's 'repressive campaign against free speech'
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
A Palestinian woman ironing clothes during the few hours of electricity supply that Gaza receives each day, at Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2017. (AFP/ SAID KHATIB)
August 30, 2017, 12:09 pm
Midnight rush for power in electricity-starved Gaza
Residents of Hamas-controlled enclave forced to cook, do laundry, recharge phones and computers with only 3-4 hours of power a day
By Mai Yaghi
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) meets with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (R) in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 29, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Mohamad Torokman)
August 30, 2017, 1:48 am
UN chief said to meet families of Palestinian terrorists in Ramallah
Spokesperson: Antonio Guterres was confronted by mothers of jailed minors; quotes attributed to secretary-general expressing sympathy are 'fabricated'
By TOI staff and Agencies
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) is greeted by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (R) in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 29, 2017. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)
August 29, 2017, 5:05 pm
UN chief in Ramallah says no alternative to two-state solution
During meeting with Palestinian PM, Guterres condemns settlements, calls for all sides to 'avoid forms of incitement'
By AFP
The Presidential Palace planned to be built near Ramallah, in a computer-generated image on the website of PECDAR, the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction. (Screen capture)
August 27, 2017, 5:17 pm
Lavish PA presidential palace to be used as library
Fatah official says Abbas made decision to turn $13 million complex being built north of Ramallah into national library
By TOI staff
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner (L) meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on August 24, 2017. (courtesy, WAFA)
August 26, 2017, 12:18 pm
White House denies US officials told Abbas settlement freeze would topple Netanyahu
Al-Hayat report quoted PA officials saying Kushner delegation indicated building would have to continue because of domestic Israeli considerations
By TOI staff
Mohammad Dahlan in 2006 (Michal Fattal/Flash90)
August 25, 2017, 9:17 pm
After summer vacation, Middle East gears up for conflict as usual
Between renewed tensions over the Temple Mount, Palestinian prisoners threatening a new strike and Gaza sinking further into despair, the coming weeks promise to be difficult
By Avi Issacharoff
A screen shot taken of Hamas's official website on August 21, 2016. The graphic shows the al Aqsa Mosque on fire due to a 1969 arson attack. The photo reads: "Our Aqsa, we shall not forget." (Courtesy: Hamas website.)
August 22, 2017, 11:07 pm
PA, Hamas rehash lie that Jews planned 1969 burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian leaders link 48-year-old arson by mentally-ill Christian tourist to recent conflict on Temple Mount
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas listens during a meeting with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas on May 16, 2014. photo credit: AFP/JUAN BARRETO)
August 21, 2017, 4:07 pm
Israeli general mocks Abbas for sending medical aid to Venezuela
Defense Ministry coordinator in West Bank points out Latin American country 'is more than 10,000 kilometers from Ramallah' while the beleaguered Gaza Strip is just next door
By Dov Lieber
Husam Zomlot, the PLO envoy to Washington, speaks to reporters in Washington, DC, Aug. 17, 2017. (Ron Kampeas)
August 18, 2017, 3:51 am
Palestinian Authority demands two-state commitment from US
With Trump team to meet Abbas next week; Palestinian envoy to US urges administration to set out peace endgame, or Ramallah may take unilateral steps
By Ron Kampeas
The blue vehicle attempts to pass the white truck by merging into the oncoming traffic lane, nearly colliding with the approaching vehicle on Route 60 in the West Bank. (Courtesy: Avraham Binyamin)
August 17, 2017, 6:55 am
In the wild West Bank, traffic laws are mere recommendations
With car crash fatalities beyond the Green Line soaring, Palestinians and Israelis set out to change the driving culture and save lives
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 25, 2017. (AFP/ABBAS MOMANI)
August 15, 2017, 7:05 pm
Abbas congratulates North Korea’s Kim amid nuclear tensions
Minister Naftali Bennett slams the PA president, saying it follows Palestinian support for Hitler and Saddam Hussein
By Dov Lieber and AP
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