Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Palestinian Authority, the governing body of the Palestinian territories.
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Fast Forward Japan Invites Netanyahu To Four-Way Peace Summit In Tokyo
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Japan has invited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a four-way meeting in Tokyo with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jared Kushner in an effort to restart peace efforts. The invitation was extended on Monday by visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, the Hebrew-language news website Walla reported Tuesday afternoon, citing…
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Fast Forward UN: Israeli Probe Of Palestinian Amputee Protester’s Death ‘Insufficient’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.N. human rights chief said an Israeli military probe that cleared troops of any wrongdoing in the death of a paraplegic Palestinian protester was “insufficient.” Zeid Raad al-Hussein, the world body’s high commissioner for human rights, said “facts” gathered by his staffers strongly suggest that excessive force was used against Ibrahim…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Jerusalem ‘Crime’ Prevents U.S. Peace Role, Abbas Says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Muslim leaders on Wednesday that a U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was a crime which showed that Washington should no longer play a role in Middle East peace talks. Addressing an emergency meeting of Muslim leaders in Turkey, Abbas said President Trump was…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Are ‘Walking Away’ From Peace Opportunity, White House Says
(JTA) — The Palestinian Authority’s refusal to meet with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his upcoming visit to the region is “unfortunate,” a White House official said. “It’s unfortunate that the Palestinian Authority is walking away again from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region, but the administration remains undeterred in its…
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Fast Forward House Passes Bill Targeting Palestinian Funding For Killers Of Israelis
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would reduce U.S. funding for the Palestinians unless their official bodies stop subsidizing families of killers of Israelis. The Taylor Force Act, named for an American stabbed to death in Tel Aviv in 2016, passed in a voice vote, with lawmakers from…
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Fast Forward Trump Told Abbas He Intends To Move Embassy To Jerusalem: Abbas Spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Abbas’s spokesman said. “President Mahmoud Abbas received a telephone call from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he notified the President (Abbas) of his intention to move the American embassy from…
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Fast Forward New Palestinian Textbooks Encourage Violence: Report
New textbooks issued by the Palestinian Authority for grades 5-11 encourage violence against Israelis, according to an analysis by a watchdog group. The report, released by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), claims that the Palestinian curriculum “exerts pressure over young Palestinians to acts of violence in a more…
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Fast Forward New Intifada If Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israel Capital, Hamas Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) – The Palestinian terror organization Hamas said it would incite a new intifada, or uprising, if the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Hamas on Saturday issued a statement calling on Palestinians to “incite an uprising in Jerusalem so that this conspiracy does not pass.” “This decision would represent a U.S. assault…
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