Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa on Monday, the Department of Treasury said in a statement. They discussed security and economic stability in the West Bank. Adeyemo and Mustafa also discussed the Palestinian Authority’s attempts to improve its anti-money laundering efforts and counter the financing of … Read more
Laith Jaar, a West Bank correspondent for the Qatari state-owned media giant Al Jazeera, was arrested and allegedly beaten by Palestinian Authority security forces this week, according to Arab media reports. The arrest reportedly occured when Jaar arrived to file a complaint against a Palestinian officer, alleging that the officer assaulted him following Israel’s … Read more
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon blasted the Palestinian Authority’s leadership in his remarks before the Security Council on Friday afternoon for failing to distinguish itself from Hamas and expecting a role in the governing of a post-war Gaza. Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa left the room as Danon spoke. “But I planned … Read more
The Palestinian Authority did not meet the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency and made no significant progress, the US State Department revealed in its 2024 Fiscal Transparency Report on Thursday. Of the 139 governments studied, 68 did not meet the minimum fiscal transparency requirements. Israel met the requirements. While the report says that the … Read more
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to visit the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem to highlight his government’s connection to those areas, which he believes should be within the final borders of a Palestinian state. “I have decided to head with the Palestinian Authority members to the Gaza Strip,” Abbas said Thursday during a … Read more
The Security Cabinet authorized five West Bank outposts and imposed further sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, according to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who published information on the measures late Thursday night. The five outposts are Evyatar, Givat Assaf, Sde Efraim, Heletz, and Adorayim. “The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally … Read more
In a candid interview with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson, one of the most prominent Palestinian figures discusses the war’s economic impact on Palestinian society and the newly formed government, the lack of donor country funding, and the wait-and-see approach outsiders are taking as they seek transparency. For more stories from The Media Line … Read more
The Israeli military has warned the government its policy of cutting off funds to the Palestinian Authority could push the West Bank into a third “intifada,” public broadcaster Kan Radio reported on Thursday. The warning, as the war in Gaza approaches the start of its ninth month, underlined the increasingly dire state of the … Read more
[Ramallah] Restlessly, Mohammad stood at the cashier’s desk in one of Ramallah’s supermarkets. He was the third in a line of about seven people who had just filled their shopping carts and were waiting to pay their bills. The first man had just finished, and the second in the line had half his cart … Read more
The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority expressed hope on Sunday that Spain, Ireland, and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state would encourage other European countries to do the same. Mohammad Mustafa, in Brussels to attend a meeting with international donors, said he was grateful that the three had effectively joined 143 other countries … Read more
