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Sunday, September 03, 2023

Was Jordan behind Abbas' recent mass firing of envoys and governors?

The Media Line reports:After PA President Mahmoud Abbas fired 12 provincial governors and 35 foreign envoys, analysts say it is Jordan that has pushed him for changes out of concern for the stability of the entity on its border. Further overhauls may lie ahead.Rumors of imminent changes within the Palestinian Authority government continue to swirl, despite official denials...

Al Aqsa Brigades (Fatah) issues a direct challenge to Mahmoud Abbas, head of Fatah

After the clashed between Palestinain Authority and terrorist forces in Tulkarm this morning, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - which are associate with Fatah - issued what appears to be an unprecedented, direct challenge to their supposed leader, Mahmoud Abbas, president of the PA who is the head of the Fatah party.The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the Fatah...

This morning, the Palestinian Authority clashed with terror groups in Tulkarm, leaving one person dead.The specifics are disputed depending on whether one is reading PA-affiliated or terror-affiliated media.According to the PA:The Political Commissioner General and the official spokesperson for the security establishment, Major General Talal Dweikat, said today, Wednesday,...

Palestinian Authority stops a 17 year old Fatah activist transporting bombs, upsetting terror groups

The Palestinian Authority has been trying to walk a tightrope between publicly supporting terror to its people and quietly doing a small part to retake police control over the parts of the West Bank that have become fully subjugated to terror groups.The local terror groups complained loudly after Israel's Jenin operation last week that the PA had reportedly intercepted terrorists...

The world sends a message: Israel should just accept Jews being murdered

From Times of Israel:UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said Israel used excessive force in the counter-terror operation in Jenin earlier this week and blamed Israel for the violence in the West Bank city.During a press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York City, Guterres said he had been “deeply disturbed” by news of the Jenin operation and “strongly condemns...

Did the PA arrest terrorists on their way to Jenin?

The Safa news agency reports that the Palestinian Authority arrested some would-be jihadists on their way to Jenin Tuesday to attack the IDF:The Jenin Brigade of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, said on Thursday that the arrest of a number of resistance fighters by the Palestinian Authority security services while they were...

Palestinians shooting each other in Beit Ummar - and Palestinian police are nowhere to be found

Palestinian police aren't only abdicating on doing their jobs to stop the growth of terror groups in West Bank towns. They are also nowhere to be found when Arabs shoot at other Arabs.The Safa news agency reports:About a week ago, the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, witnessed an escalation of security chaos, which claimed the lives of two young men, due to a quarrel...

Latest Palestinian poll shows they still love terrorism

A new PCPSR poll was released today asking Palestinians questions about the 75th anniversary of the "nakba" as well as other topics.As always, when given a choice, Palestinians show an overwhelming preference for terror.When asked what was the most positive developments for Palestinians since 1948, 24% said the rise of Islamist terror groups, 21% said the two terror sprees...

Innocent victim or heroic fighter martyr? Whichever is better politically

Times of Israel reported yesterday:A Palestinian man attempted to carry out a car-ramming and stabbing attack in the West Bank on Thursday afternoon and was subsequently shot dead, the military and medics said.According to the Israel Defense Forces, the man drove onto the opposite lane on the Route 5 highway, and tried to ram his car into civilians and security forces at the...

Freedom of the Press, Palestinian style

This morning, ahead of a planned press conference at the Watan Media Network in Ramallah, Palestinian security services in plainclothes stormed in and shut it down.According to Watan, the security forces, some of whom were armed, tried to expel a number of journalists who were present to cover the press conference. They also attacked Watan employees when they objected...

Dramatic video from Bethlehem of what an independent Palestinian state would look like

Yesterday, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades held a march in Bethlehem and clashed with Palestinian security forces.Dramatic video shows gunfire in the middle of a commercial street as passersby scramble for cover.This was not Israeli-Palestinian violence. It was not even Hamas-Fatah violence. It was Fatah-Fatah violence, as a Fatah leader in Bethlehem said that the gunmen ignored...

When "Israelis killed Palestinians in cold blood!" changes to "Heroic Palestinians martyred while attacking the Zionist enemy!"

Two Palestinian Authority security services members were killed this morning near the Huwara checkpoint as they shot at the soldiers there.Whenever incidents like this happen, before a terror group takes responsibility, Palestinian media (and even other terror groups) first respond by claiming that the IDF shot innocent civilians in cold blood.Islamic Jihad called it a "cold...

The most underreported story in the Middle East: Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah never abandoned terror

Palestinian Media Watch reported yesterday:Early this morning Fatah released a video on its official Facebook page celebrating the terror attack. During the video, a text appeared on the screen with three important messages:1. "The Al-Aqsa-Palestine [Martyrs’] Brigades is officially announcing its operations (i.e., terror attacks)”2. “The Fatah Movement takes responsibility...

More and more members of Palestinian security forces directly attacking IDF

This morning, an IDF soldier was shot and killed by two Palestinian militants during an arrest operation.One of the terrorists, Ahmed Abed, worked for the Palestinian Authority security forces.Both of the terrorists, who appear to be relatives, were claimed by Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.There has been a significant increase in Palestinian Authority forces directly attacking...

PA security forces officially discriminate against women. Does anyone care?

The Palestinian ministry of interior announced today the launch of a training curriculum for gender issues in the Palestinian security forces.As is always the case with these sorts of social justice programs under Palestinian rule, it is not coming from an internal desire for progressive thinking. It is being funded by a European country, in this case Great Britain, as can...

If Palestinians consider Jerusalem their capital, they should WANT the US consulate in Ramallah!

As President Biden prepares for his upcoming trip to Israel, the question of his promise to reopen the US Consulate in Jerusalem to serve the Palestinian population is coming up again.Last year, Israeli officials suggested that while opening it up in Jerusalem is an affront to the Israeli claim to Jerusalem, they have no problem if the US opens it up in the de facto capital...