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Palestinians increasingly favoring ‘peaceful negotiations’ over ‘armed resistance’ - poll

More than half of Palestinians (55.8%) now view peaceful negotiations as the best way to achieve their national goals, a significant increase from 2023, when only 28% said the same.

People hold Palestinian flags during a solidarity rally to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, in Berlin, Germany May 16, 2026.
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement gather with flags for a rally ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on December 31, 2024.

Large majority of Israelis fear an October 7-style attack from the West Bank, poll finds

Israel Police responding to the scene of the terror attack at Maoz Yehuda Farm near Kusra in the West Bank, September 7, 2026.

Israeli seriously wounded in West Bank stabbing attack, IDF kills terrorist after hour-long manhunt


West Bank hospitals in crisis as PA reported pays medical staff only fraction of wage for April

Palestinian medical staff in the West Bank are set to strike over wage cuts, staff shortages, and a mounting healthcare crisis that threatens patient care and medical services.

Palestinian medical workers receive Pfizer-BioNTecha vaccine against the Coronavirus at the Palestinian Medical center in the West Bank city of Dura on March 21, 2021.

Fatah says it claimed ‘sweeping victory’ in local elections, despite democratic shortcomings

Fatah said it won most local councils, including Jenin, where the Palestinian Authority was previously accused of losing control to Hamas-linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Yousef al-Jaabari (R), candidate of the Palestinian Fatah movement, casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Hebron on April 25, 2026.

How media misreporting in Turmus Aiya shaped a false wartime narrative - opinion

Misreporting around Route 60 near Turmus Aiya highlights how quickly unverified claims can shape narratives in a volatile conflict.

 Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the West Bank village of  Turmus Aiya, June 21, 2023

Palestinian municipal elections signal shifting political dynamics - analysis

The elections will be closely watched to see the trends. If things go well, this could boost the plans for change in Gaza.

People walk past destroyed homes on April 20, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza.

Palestinian Authority local elections start for first time in years, including voters from Gaza

The elections, the first of their kind since the October 7 massacre in 2023, will be held in the West Bank and the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah.

A Palestinian man shows his ink-stained finger after voting in a municipal council election, in Al Bireh, in the West Bank, April 25, 2026.

Palestinians in Gaza to vote in municipal elections, offering view into support for Hamas

It will be Gaza's first vote of any kind since 2006, when Hamas won the PA's legislative elections and later seized control of Gaza following a brief civil war with PA President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah.

 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip May 11, 2024.

After a $655M PLO verdict, Oct. 7 victims go after Hamas's money - interview

Gideon Fisher tells the 'Post' about the emerging legal strategy of targeting terrorist financing in civil litigation, offering victims of the October 7 massacre a potential path for compensation.

Israeli soldiers guard near stickers of victims killed in the October 7 massacre and ongoing Iron Swords War at the Bental water reservoir near Kibbutz Merom Golan, in the Golan Heights, October 7, 2025.

Israel projects strength abroad but struggles to protect its citizens at home - opinion

Israel shows power in wars abroad but struggles to have clarity and consistency in the West Bank, where civilians face ongoing terror.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

UK defense official met Ramallah governor who held meetings with released terrorists

The British Ministry of Defense’s Senior Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, V.-Adm. Edward Ahlgren, met Ramallah Governor Laila Ghannam, a senior Palestinian Authority official.

RAMALLAH GOVERNER Laila Ghannam with the British Ministry of Defence’s Senior Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, General Edward Ahlgren.

PA turns Hitler’s ally into a Palestinian icon - opinion

The PA is sending a clear message: Its ongoing practice of rewarding and glorifying Palestinian terrorist mass murderers is neither new nor superficial.

Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, meeting with Adolf Hitler in 1941