Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Israel Army has been arresting Palestinian Authority security officers suspected of cooperating with insurgents. Israeli and Palestinian sources said the Army along with the Israel Security Agency arrested more than a dozen PA security officers over the last three months. They said the officers included senior commanders of Western-financed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian leaders, despite their calls for economic boycott, have been benefiting from their ties to Israel, a report said. The Gatestone Institute reported that leading members of the ruling Fatah movement were frequenting Israel for services and goods. The institute cited the flow of leading Palestinians granted access by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has confronted fresh violent protests in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said the violent protests have spread throughout the northern West Bank. They said the unrest, which included clashes with security forces, stemmed from PA austerity measures. Protest organizers said the latest demonstrations spread through the northern […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The United Nations has closed several offices in the West Bank amid attacks on staff. The UN Relief and Works Agency said it closed three offices in the West Bank. The agency said the closure stemmed from “illegal acts” by the Palestinians. “We wanted to avoid harming our services as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that Hamas was organizing squads for attacks in Jerusalem. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community has been tracking Hamas efforts to destabilize Jerusalem in a campaign coordinated with the Palestinian Authority. The officials said Hamas was organizing Palestinians to attack Israeli police and civilians in eastern and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported a sharp increase in insurgency attacks. The Israel Security Agency said strikes from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Egypt nearly doubled in September 2012. ISA reported 91 attacks in September compared to 51 during the previous month. “The increase was most prominent in attacks originating in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Islamist opposition has been quietly preparing to seize power in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Hamas and other Islamic movements were rapidly expanding their presence in the Palestinian Authority as well as other areas of the West Bank. The institute, in a report […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has reported an increase in the killing of Arab women by their relatives in the West Bank. Officials have reported a campaign to influence Palestinians to oppose so-called honor killings, the targeting of women accused of sexual misbehavior, according to a special report released by Palestinian Media […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — For the first time in years, the Palestinian Authority has launched a campaign to enforce fasting during the Muslim month of Ramadan. The PA has been arresting people on charges of failing to observe the fast month of Ramadan. In Nablus, six people were detained and one sentenced to a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has reported a crackdown on illegal weapons in the West Bank. Officials said PA security forces have been ordered to search for unlicensed weapons. The officials said Palestinians were warned to license their firearms or face prison or fines. “The firearms must be registered again for a […]