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'Our fate will be decided in Jerusalem, not Ramallah': Palestinians look ahead to Israeli elections

The upcoming elections in Israel matter more than the Palestinian elections for many residents of the West Bank who spoke with The Jerusalem Post.

An Israeli flag flutters at a dirt barrier that was recently placed by the Israeli military, at the main entrance to Luban e-Sharkiya, between Nablus and Ramallah, in the West Bank, February 16, 2026
Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 20, 2026.

WATCH: Border Police rescue Israeli citizen after accidental entry into Area A near Ramallah

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in May 2026.

Hamas and Dahlan’s factions seek alliance that could reshape Palestinian elections and weaken Abbas

Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour (L) stands next to U.N. Under-Secretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf (C) while she holds a gift, an Arabic calligraphy that reads "All the world is Palestine."

Lebanon weighs extraditing former Palestinian envoy accused of corruption


Israeli civil rights org. calls for investigation into IDF West Bank chief for suspected war crimes

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel asked the IDF's legal chief to open a criminal investigation into IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth for suspected war crimes.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth (C) meets with Israel Police officers, local leaders in the West Bank; illustrative.

'If there is terror financing, I will get there': Inside IDF's raid to seize Ramallah terror funds

A’s battalion was the one with “the most central role for penetrating the bank, seizing the terror funds and equipment, and arresting the Hamas-affiliated individuals close up,” he told the Post.

IDF soldiers operate during a raid in Ramallah, in the West Bank, August 26, 2025

IDF busts last bank handling foreign currency in West Bank

Undercover Duvdevan, then IDF reservists, seized terror funds in Ramallah; Around 20 Palestinians were reportedly injured.

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank, May 30, 2025.

IDF defends mass tree removal in West Bank following repeat terror incidents

The decision, by IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth took place to achieve better security oversight of the area of Al-Mughayir, near Ramallah.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

Intl. Muaythai federation bans Israeli flag, anthem, forbids fighters from representing country

According to the IFMA, the move was sparked by the death of a Palestinian boy named Ammar Hamayel, who was a member of the Palestinian national Muay Thai team.

 ISRAELI MUAY THAi fighter Shir Cohen (right) battles Francesca Vera at ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 75 event earlier this month in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ireland refuses visas for Ramallah children planning to attend Gaelic Games summer camp

Claire Liddy, International spokesperson for GAA Palestine, told RTÉ Radio One on Tuesday that an appeal had been lodged.

 The Gaelic Games in Palestine (GAA-P) organization

Will Jewish, Palestinian deaths in Sinjil spur gov't to combat extremism in W. Bank?

Reducing violence against Palestinians by extremist Jews, the situation is as bad as ever, with no sign that anyone in the government is ready to rethink the basic strategy.

Israeli soldiers and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack outside Rami Levy supermarket in the Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 10, 2025.

WATCH: Arab rioters slingshot stones at West Bank Jewish shepherds, sparking severe clashes

The US State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a US citizen in the West Bank.

West Bank Arab residents throw, slingshot rocks at Jewish shepherds in the West Bank, July 11, 2025.

Jewish rioters attack IDF soldiers in West Bank, at least six arrested

The source said that IDF soldiers were beaten and even choked by the rioters, with several soldiers and an officer lightly wounded by the end of the incident.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025

Watch: West Bank clashes with Jewish rioters, Palestinians, security forces leave three dead

The security forces evacuated all of the Jewish rioters who had entered the village.

 Palestinian residents pack their belongings and leave the Bedouin village due to fear of attacks by Jewish settlers, in the Bedouin village of Maghayer Al-Dir, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 22, 2025.