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| November 12, 2013
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Abbas’ PA Accuses Jews of Poisoning Arafat ‘Like Prophet Mohammed’

Watch Minister of Religious Affairs for the PA, on official Palestinian Authority TV, claim Arafat was poisoned by the Jews ‘like prophet Mohammed.’

By Ari Yashar

 

In a sermon broadcasted on official Palestinian Authority (PA) TV, the PA Minister of Religious Affairs Al-Habbash said former PA chairman Yasser Arafat, like Islam’s prophet Mohammed, was poisoned to death by Jews.

Yasser Arafat – Photo: AFP

During the sermon, which was translated by Palestinian Media Watch, Al-Habbash said Arafat died a martyr. He added “we don’t have the slightest doubt that they (the Jews) killed him…even Allah’s Messenger (Mohammed) they (the Jews) killed him with poison.” Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2013
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Arafat widow & P.A. paid for polonium tests

The Washington Free Beacon reported Friday that Suha Arafat & the P.A. paid for the poisoning tests.

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The widow of Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority paid for the Swiss medical tests on the late Palestinian leader’s body that showed he did not die of natural causes.

Yasser Arafat and his wife Suha hold hands prior to Arafat's departure from Ramallah, Oct. 29, 2004.

Yasser Arafat and his wife Suha hold hands prior to Arafat’s departure from Ramallah, Oct. 29, 2004. –     Photo: AP

The Washington Free Beacon reported Friday that a spokesperson for the University Centre of Legal Medicine in Lausanne told the newspaper that Suha Arafat and the P.A. paid for the tests.

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| November 10, 2013
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Palestinian Authority Drilling for Oil in Judea and Samaria

The Palestinian Authority reported Saturday it will start drilling for oil in Judea & Samaria, and plans to sign contracts with British companies on coastal gas exploration.

By Dalit Halevi, Ari Yashar

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced Saturday it will start searching for oil near Rantis, a town north west of Ramallah and just east of the 1949 Armistice line. The PA further claimed contracts will be signed with British companies in the coming weeks to produce natural gas from sea reserves off the Gaza coast.

On Saturday Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mohammed Mustafa, said that the PA is in the final stages of preparation before advertising bids internationally to drill for oil in Judea and Samaria. Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2013
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Palestinian investigation concludes: Israel assassinated Arafat

Acknowledging insufficient evidence to support theory that PA president died of polonium poisoning, the Palestinian investigators say Israel is only suspect in Arafat’s murder.

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The commission set up to investigate the circumstances of former Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat’s death presented their findings in a press conference in Ramallah on Friday.

Yasser Arafat with his doctors in Ramallah - AP - 2004

Yasser Arafat with his doctors in his compound in Ramallah in 2004.- Photo: AP

The two teams of investigators, Swiss and Russian, did not find any conclusive evidence, Dr. Abdullah Bashir, the chairman of the medical committee, said.

“The outcome of the comprehensive report on the levels of Polonium-210 and the development of his illness does not give sufficient evidence to support the decision that Polonium-210 caused acute radiation syndrome leading to death,” he said, quoting conclusions of the Russian report. Continue Reading »

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| October 31, 2013
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Jerusalem condemns Palestinian celebration of terror

In Gaza, Hamas forbids families from celebrating Fatah success of prisoner release.

In Ramallah, PA President Mahmoud Abbas attends official ceremony in honor of released prisoners

In Jerusalem, gov’t source says PA ceremony “a parade of convicted murderers” is a celebration of terror.  

By Daniel Siryoti & Shlomo Cesana

 

 

About 2,000 family members and friends were waiting when 21 of the 26 prisoners released Tuesday night arrived at the Mukataa Palestinian Authority government compound in Ramallah. They were welcomed with an official reception attended by PA President Mahmoud Abbas and PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdullah.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas celebrates with released prisoners in Ramallah – Photo: AFP

The compound was secured by dozens of Palestinian police officers who prevented the prisoners’ families from entering with Hamas flags.

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| October 26, 2013
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Palestinians arrested for plot of ‘drone’ attack in Israel

 

 

3 Palestinian engineering students were arrested by Abbas’ PA police for planning terror attack on Israel with an unmanned aircraft.

Hamas condemns arrest, says Abbas ‘protects security of Israeli occupation’

By AFP

The Palestinian security services in the West Bank have arrested three students accused of plotting to build a “drone” with which to attack Israel, a source said Friday.

pilotless aircraft - Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

pilotless aircraft – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

The three Hebron University engineering students had intended to build a pilotless aircraft equipped with explosives, according to the Palestinian security source.

But before they could carry out the attack, they were arrested by the security services of the Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank, the source said without giving any more details. Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2013
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Hamas PM calls for armed struggle, end to peace talks with Israel

On 2nd anniversary of ‘Shalit deal’, Hamas prime minister calls for Palestinian unity, saying Israel is engaging into negotiations to better its int’l standing while covering continued settlement expansion.

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Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh called on Saturday for the end to the divisions in Palestinian society in order to better confront the dangers of negotiations with Israel and any resulting agreement.

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas chief, delivers speech in Gaza

Ismail Haniyeh, PM of Hamas Gaza government, gives speech in Gaza City, Oct 19, 2013 – Photo: Reuters

Speaking at an event marking two years since the prisoner swap in which 1,027 Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons in exchange for kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, Haniyeh said that all Palestinian factions and officials should unite and formulate a national strategy that adopts all possible options, including “armed struggle, popular uprising and political, diplomatic and media battles.” Continue Reading »

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| October 18, 2013
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Speaking With ‘Forked-Tongue’ Abbas Calls for Peace & Praises Terror

When speaking to the int’l community, PA Chief spoke of living in harmony with Israel, but went on to praised a vicious killer of Israelis when speaking to the Arab world – all on the same day.

By David Lev

 

On the day Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas spoke at the UN of finalizing an agreement with Israel, essentially recognizing Israel’s existence, a speech he had written for an event in the Palestinian Authority (PA) lavishly praised a PA terrorist whose actions murdered and injured dozens of Israelis.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas – Photo Mark Israel Sellem

The paradox was uncovered by the Palestinian Media Watch group, which compared the speech Abbas made at the UN on September 27, to remarks he prepared for an event on the same day that celebrated the life of Ahmad Abu-Sukar, a notorious terrorist best known for his 1975 “refrigerator bomb” attack that killed 15 and injured 77. Continue Reading »

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| October 17, 2013
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Palestinian culture includes incitement against Israel

 

Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister says Palestinian sponsored indoctrination of  incitement is a serious obstacle to peace.

Since the indoctrination is part of the general culture, the problem does not exist only among the extremists.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

 

 

Palestinian incitement is ruining the chances of ending the conflict, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said in the Knesset on Wednesday.

Illustration in Palestinian textbook

Illustration in Palestinian textbook – Photo: IMPACT-SE

Steinitz presented his ministry’s report on incitement to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

“Incitement is a serious obstacle to peace,” he stated.

“The Palestinian Authority is aware of the inciting messages in its official educational institutions.”

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| October 8, 2013
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World Bank: Lifting Israeli restrictions would help Palestinian economy

 

Not giving all of the West Bank to the Palestinians, restricts their economy by $3.4 billion annually, reports the World Bank.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

 

The Palestinian GDP in the West Bank could increase by at least 35%, $3.4 billion annually, if Israel lifted its restrictions on Palestinian access and movement in Area C, the World Bank said in a report it issued Tuesday morning.

A Palestinian farmer in the West Bank ploughs his land.

A Palestinian farmer in the West Bank ploughs his land. – Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

“Access to Area C will go a long way to solving Palestinian economic problems,” said Mariam Sherman, the outgoing World Bank Country Director for the Palestinian territories.

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| October 6, 2013
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PA Police begin security crackdown on Jihadists in Jenin

 

Hundreds of Palestinian police officers arrest wanted individuals in & around West Bank city of Jenin including a raid at the home of Jihadist leader Bassam Saadi.

By Elior Levy

The Palestinian Authority is trying to regain control of the problemtic refugee camps in the West Bank. The PA’s security forces began this weekend an arrest operation that concentrates mainly on the refugee camp in Jenin.

Palestinian forces arriving at Jenin – Photo: AP

The operation began on Wednesday, when hundreds of security forces entered the city. During the operation, forces raided the homes of suspects, some of whom are also wanted by the IDF. Continue Reading »

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| October 2, 2013
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Palestinian Council legalizes online dating for the purpose of marriage

 

Palestinian Council recognizes internet dating has become “unavoidable & impossible to prohibit completely.”

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

 

The Palestinian Authority’s Supreme Fatwa Council ruled on Tuesday that men and women are allowed to date online, but only for the purpose of marriage.
A Palestinian couple sits at the bar of a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

A Palestinian couple sits at the bar of a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah. – Photo: Reuters

The council explained that dating and chatting on social media websites, “which have hugely developed in this era, have become an indispensable necessity.”

This unprecedented ruling contradicts fatwas by many extremist Islamic scholars against the use of digital technology for dating between Muslim men and women.

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| September 28, 2013
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PA official blasts token presence at Egypt-Gaza border crossing

 

Hamas accuses the Palestinian Authority of inciting Egypt to keep the Rafah crossing closed to undermine its authority over the coastal territory.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

 

 

The Palestinian Authority does not want to return to the Rafah border crossing as part of a partial solution to the crisis at the crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Jibril Rajoub, a senior member of the Fatah Central Committee, announced Saturday.

Egyptian Army soldiers guard gates of Sinai Gaza closed border crossing, May 20, 2012.

Rajoub’s announcement came as the Egyptian authorities reopened the border.

“The Palestinian leadership rejects partial appearances, such as the presence of the Presidential Guard at the sovereign border crossings, including Rafah,” Rajoub said.

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| September 24, 2013
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IDF officials accuse PA of ‘incompetence’ after 2 Israeli soldiers murdered

IDF officials say Abbas’ PA security forces have done little as far as arresting terrorists recently, & that no one has yet been tried by a Palestinian court over the past year.

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Senior Israeli security sources on Monday accused the Palestinian Authority and its security services of “complete incompetence” in fighting terrorism, following the killing of two Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the West Bank over the past few days.

PA forces in Jenin

Palestinian members of the National Security Forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas take part in a training session in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, March 29, 2012.

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| September 23, 2013
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Ramallah: Soldiers’ Murders are ‘No Reason to Renounce Demands’

Abbas’ Palestinian Authority had no words of sorrow or condemnation over the Israeli soldiers’ murders at the hands of Palestinians.
Hamas MP is encouraged.

By Gil Ronen

 

By noontime Monday, no element of the Palestinian Authority (PA), with which Israel is conducting “peace talks” under a mantle of great secrecy, had still not issued a denunciation or statement of condolence for the murders of two IDF soldiers, on Friday and Sunday.

The Palestinian Authority president, Fatah's Mahmoud Abbas (right) and the prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, of Hamas. - Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

The Palestinian Authority president, Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas (right) and the prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, of Hamas. – Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

PA Foreign Minister Riyad Almaliki told Bethlehem based Ma’an news after the murder of 1st Sgt. Continue Reading »

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