President in waiting? Mahmoud Abbas’ designated successor Hussein al-Sheikh (Image: Twitter)
A successor to Abbas?
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) succession battle has gone...
A homemade gun captured by police when they arrested a Palestinian man from Nablus preparing to carry out a mass casualty terror attack in Jaffa on Sept. 8, 2022 (Photo Credit: ISRAEL POLICE)
Fears of West Bank unrest amidst PA succession struggle
09/22 #01 This Update focuses on the increasing...
Mahmoud Abbas: Intemperate Holocaust remarks echoed by Fatah loyalists (Image: Shutterstock)
Scribblings: Doubling down on disaster
On Aug. 17, during a state visit to...
Palestinians rally in Rafah to commemorate murdered PA critic Nizar Banat, beaten to death by PA security forces in June 2021 (Photo: Anas-Mohammed, Shutterstock).
Deteriorating Palestinian human rights under PA and Hamas
08/22 #01 A couple of recent reports have...
The struggle to succeed 86-year old PA President Mahmoud Abbas is consuming Palestinian politics (Image: Shutterstock)
Does Mahmoud Abbas finally have a successor?
Israeli and US officials are watching Palestinian Authority...
Shireen Abu Akleh: A victim of the danger that all war correspondents place themselves in (Image: Twitter)
Scribblings: Don’t confuse me with facts…
In his article in this edition on the...
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: While Qatar may be a nominal US ally, when it comes to terrorism, it is very much part of the problem (Source: Flickr)
To fight terror, confront its abettors
The Biden Administration has been making a significant...
Mother’s Day on official Palestinian Authority TV (Screenshot)
Scribblings: A “blood and soil” Mother’s Day
Here’s a lovely thought for Mother’s Day: The...
Palestinians in Gaza hand out sweets to celebrate a terrorist attack against Israelis (Source: Twitter)
Celebrating Terrorism
Palestinian opinion backs the murder of Jews  ...
Israeli President Herzog in Ankara with Turkish President Erdogan (Image: Haim Zach / IGPO)
Behind the News – April 2022
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT No rockets were fired...
Israel's Supreme Court offers a compromise on August 2, 2021 which was ultimately rejected.
PA apparently seeks to get Palestinian residents evicted in Sheikh Jarrah
Readers will probably recall that one of the...
From left: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Three UN General Assembly Speeches – Iran, the PA and Israel
Every September, the UN Assembly is addressed by...