Monday and Tuesday saw conflicting reports that Hamas head Khaled Meshaal, who has for the past several years been based in Qatar, was expelled from the country and preparing to flee to Turkey. Speculation began Monday night in Turkish media and continued into Tuesday afternoon, with both Doha and the...

The State Department on Monday told reporters that Congress would take the lead in any decision on cutting aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the wake of a string of decisions – ranging from an effort to secure recognition from the United Nations Security Council to signing papers to...

Shurat Hadin, the Israel Law Center, has targeted three more Palestinian officials for war crimes prosecutions in the International Criminal Court, The Times of Israel reported Monday. The three officials named in the complaints filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, Abbas’s deputy; minister...

A Palestinian gambit that saw Ramallah apply or membership in the International Criminal Court was met with swift criticism from U.S. lawmakers, who threatened repercussions for the Palestinian Authority (PA) following President Mahmoud Abbas’ Wednesday announcement. The bid puts the PA in violation of U.S. legislation that conditions aid –...

Palestinian efforts to impose a final peace agreement upon Israel by appealing to international bodies constitutes a “fundamental breach” of the Oslo Accords, former Ambassador Alan Baker wrote in a ten-point analysis for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) on Monday. Baker formerly served as legal adviser and deputy director-general of Israel’s Ministry...

Palestinian Authority security officers arrested (Arabic link) Bara Ayyash, the son of the deceased Hamas terrorist Yahya Ayyash, on Sunday evening. Bara’s mother claimed (Arabic link) her son has been arrested several times on suspicion of incitement against the Palestinian Authority on Facebook. Bara’s arrest took place a day before...