Khaled Abu Toameh: Hamas and Fatah Want a New Intifada
The two parties are telling Palestinians that Israel does not want peace or a two-state solution and is only interested in maintaining control over Palestinian lands and "Judaizing" Jerusalem.
The stepped-up anti-Israel rhetoric has resulted in a sharp increase in Palestinian violence soldiers, policemen, and civilians in Judea and Samaria and east Jerusalem.
The Talibanization of Gaza
The Hamas government in Gaza has been banning Western-style clothing and haircuts, and in some case forcing women to wear Islamic headdress.
Khaled Abu Toameh: Arab Apartheid Against Palestinians
Like many Arab countries, Lebanon has always been treating Palestinians as third-class citizens. Nearly half a million Palestinians live in Lebanon's 12 camps. Though born and raised in the country, they are denied political, economic and social rights.
Palestinians Threaten their Own Businessmen
They have begun threatening businessmen who want to work with Israeli counterparts.
Fatah’s Armed Gangs are Back
The US and EU, who have been funding and training the Palestinian security forces in Judea and Samaria, need to bang on the table -- now -- and demand that Abbas rein in the Fatah militiamen.
220 Airstrikes on Palestinians; World Yawns
Dropping barrels of dynamite on houses and hospitals in a Palestinian refugee camp is apparently of no interest to those who pretend to champion Palestinians around the world. Nor does the issue seem to move the UN Security Council.
Palestinians: Why Abbas Chose this Prime Minister
On the political arena, the appointment of Hamdallah will have no impact whatsoever.
Khaled Abu Toameh: Mahmoud Abbas’ “Mother of All Letters”
On March 7, the PA President convened yet another urgent meeting of PLO and Fatah leaders in Ramallah to discuss the content of this "mother of all letters" which he intends to send to Israel. The meeting, which came less than 48 hours after Obama's speech, reflected the increased concern of the Palestinians over the world's fading attention to their problems.
The Real Reason Arabs in Israel Do Not Want to Live in ‘Palestine’
Many Arab citizens of Israel see how Palestinians living under the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip are subject to human rights violations on a daily basis.
Abbas’s Plan to Steal Local Elections
After repeated delays, Palestinians in the West Bank [Judea and Samaria] are scheduled to hold local elections on October 20 for 245 village councils and 98 municipalities. Since the first free and democratic Palestinian local elections were held in 1976 under the Israeli military government, the Palestinians have had only one local election -- in 2005.
Khaled Abu Toameh: Urgently Needed – “Fill the Vacuum” for Israeli Arabs So The...
Israel can play a role in undermining the radicals among its Arab community. The best way to weaken the radicals is by embracing the Arab citizens rather than alienating them. If Israel does not build a kindergarten or school in Nazareth, someone else will. And in this case, the someone else could be secular extremists or Muslim fundamentalists.
After Signed Deal, Iran Prepared to Take Out Israel
Iran is so confident that Biden has abandoned Arab allies in the Mid East they are issuing direct threats not only against Israel but also against ANY Arab country that cooperates with Israel
The ‘Crime’ of Arabs Singing to Arabs in Israel
The whole idea of boycotting Israel is designed to prevent the world from learning about the good things that Israel stands for and actually provides.
Palestinians’ New Enemy: Tzipi Livni
The Palestinians were unhappy with Kerry for being biased, now they are angry with Livni for daring to criticize Abbas.
How the Palestinians Tried to Scare Israeli Voters
It does not really matter who is in power in Israel: no Palestinian leader has a mandate to make any concessions to Israel, let alone sign a peace treaty.
The Apartheid Libel to Destroy Israel
If you are looking for real apartheid against Arabs, try Lebanon or Jordan.
Palestinian Leaders: A Policy of Piracy, Blackmail and Plunder
The next time Abbas accuses Israel of "piracy" and "theft" of Palestinian money, the international community might inquire into the Palestinian leader's own practice of depriving his people of their livelihoods because of their political affiliations and resistance to his policy of plunder.
Political Persuasion, Palestinian Style
Originally published at the Gatestone Institute. The consequences in the long-term are disastrous: they embolden the radicals and help raise new generations of Arabs...
Arabs: Hamas and Iran Turned Gaza into Cemetery for Children
It is... refreshing to see how many Arabs are aware of the dangers of Iran's involvement with Palestinian terrorist groups that seek the elimination first of Israel, then of them.
Palestinians Dismiss Prisoner Release as a ‘Bribe’
They regard the prisoner release as something Israel was supposed to have done years ago. Many will continue to see it as part of an Israeli-American scheme to extract concessions.
Palestinians Plan ‘Warm’ Welcome for Obama
When and if Obama visits, he will be reminded of the fact that many Palestinians continue to regard the U.S. as an enemy, not a friend.
Palestinians: Why Hamas Will Not Disarm
Abbas is fortunate to have Israel sitting with him in the West Bank. Otherwise, Hamas would have succeeded in its effort to topple his regime and "transfer" its weapons to the West Bank.
Arab Apartheid Targets Palestinians
A Palestinian girl who punched an Israeli soldier in the face draws more media interest than Arab apartheid against the Palestinians.
Khaled Abu Toameh: Israel Not to Blame in Gaza
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights announced that Palestinians -- not Israel -- were to blame for the electricity crisis.
The Palestinian Authority’s ‘Israeli Affairs Committee’
How to win the support of the Israeli public for peace.
Tens of Thousands of Judea and Samaria Hamas Loyalists Have Launched the Third Intifada
Abbas and Hamas have decided for now to lay their differences aside and work towards escalating tensions on the ground, particularly in Judea and Samaria.
Palestinians: US Weakness Facilitates the Rise of Jihad and Fundamentalism
As far as Hamas is concerned, the weaker the US the greater are their chances of fulfilling their goal of replacing Israel with an Islamic state.
Iran’s Palestinian Proxies: United Against Israel
This is not a good guy/bad guy scenario. Instead, it is a temporary rift between two extremely bad guys, both of whom are wholly committed to destroying Israel, even if that means destroying their own people along the way as well.
Why Palestinians Are Fleeing Gaza?
Blaming Israel for everything wrong in the Gaza Strip may fool many in the US, Canada and the UK. But the Palestinians fleeing Gaza and their families who remain behind know the truth -- that it is Hamas that has brought them to the abyss
Ten Points the U.S. Must Consider in Dealing with the Palestinians
As Obama visits the region, he would do well to take the following facts into consideration.
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