Palestinians

Could Israel's elections lead to a breakthrough with the Palestinians? Abbas says it can - analysis

“For many years now, we have been extending a hand to the Israeli side in order to achieve peace with them, so that Israel and Palestine may live in security, stability, and peace,” Abbas said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the foundation stone ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 9, 2026; illustrative
IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 29, 2026

IDF may scale back Hebron presence by weekend after evacuating thousands of Palestinians

Supporters celebrate at the Democrats party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, following the release of exit poll results on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Israel's election reveals a democracy of contradictions - opinion

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Israel must move beyond Election Day and tackle its biggest challenges - opinion


You don't need psychic powers to see Obama is an 'antisemitism superspreader' - opinion

The problem with Obama's Israel-Palestinian conflict comments in Ireland is not merely that he said it; it is that countless people will believe it precisely because Obama said it.

Former US president Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in John Lewis Plaza on June 18, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

Israel 'took the land' from Palestinians, has 'ceded moral ground,' Obama tells Belfast crowd

In a conversation with journalist Susan McKay, Obama said that the hostility toward Israel after the October 7 massacre was an indication that a "genuine cessation" was needed.

Former US president Barack Obama delivers his speech at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 18, 2026. Picture taken through the bulletproof glass.

As airstrikes in Gaza continue, support for 'armed resistance' grows, Hamas popularity drops - poll

Though Marwan Barghouti remains the most popular figure in Palestinian politics, support for independent figures like Bashar Masri and Mustafa Barghouti is steadily growing.

Palestinian boys and men chant and carry a Hamas flag during the funeral procession for commanders Izz al-Din al-Beik and Mohannad Abu al-Foul in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on September 29, 2026.

Palestinian farmers petition High Court over three years of blocked access to West Bank land

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which submitted the petition on their behalf, is seeking an urgent hearing as the olive harvest begins.

Illustrative: A Palestinian farmer gestures during the harvest season, in Palestinian-owned olive groves in Beit Anan, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 15, 2026.

Beneath the surface: What Palestinians think about themselves and their future - opinion

There is often a considerable gap between how Palestinians speak politically and how they live their lives.

Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings near the beachfront in Gaza City in August.

Elections delayed: A generation of Palestinians is being denied its right to choose - opinion

Why should citizens pay the price for their leadership’s failures and then be denied the democratic means to hold it accountable?

A PALESTINIAN man votes during the municipal council election, in Birzeit near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on April 25, 2026.

High Court questions clarity of rules protecting lawyers from courthouse harassment

The case concerns lawyers representing Palestinians and human rights groups who say right-wing activists follow them through the Supreme Court’s corridors and film them at close range.

 THE HIGH Court of Justice hears petitions against the ‘Incapacity Law'.

Mosque set on fire, nationalist graffiti sprayed in latest extremist attack in West Bank - report

Among the targets of the arson were a mosque, a vehicle, and an olive tree, Israeli and Palestinian media reported.

A Palestinian checks damage in a mosque, which Palestinians say was burned by Israeli settlers, in Mukhmas, near Ramallah in the West Bank, October 14, 2026.

West Bank Palestinian family attacked by masked Jewish rioters claiming to be soldiers - report

According to KAN, the family was at home when the rioters knocked on the door around 3 a.m., claiming to be military personnel. The settlers fled the area after the attack.

Israeli army soldiers stand near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Kusra village in the West Bank August 13, 2026.

For AP, Oct. 7 is a monument to mark Palestinian suffering - opinion

As Israelis gathered to mark the Palestinian mass murder of their own people in their homes and at a music festival, the AP perversely highlighted Palestinian victimhood.

People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where partygoers were killed and kidnapped during the deadly Hamas-led October 7, 2023 massacre, on the third anniversary of the attack, near Reim, southern Israel, October 7, 2026.