Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad has moved into education and social welfare in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Jihad has been opening kindergartens, day care centers and charities as part of an effort to expand its base in the Gaza Strip. The sources said the campaign has been funded […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The fertility rate of Palestinians and Jews in the West Bank has converged, a report said. A report by a former Israeli diplomat who organized a major demographic study said the Arab birthrate in the West Bank has fallen to three per woman. In contrast, the Jewish birthrate was rising […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A report by a former U.S. senior adviser said that President Barack Obama has changed the American security mission in the West Bank. The report, titled “How Obama Missed an Opportunity for Middle East Peace,” said Obama replaced U.S. security coordinator Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton with a general from Central […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Dissidents from the ruling Fatah movement have been forming militias financed by Iran. Palestinian sources said Fatah dissidents in the Gaza Strip were allowed to form armed groups without allegiance to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The sources said at least one such Fatah-origin militia has been authorized by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority, under heavy pressure from the European Union and United States, has sought to defuse Muslim threats against Christians in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said PA security forces have been called to stop Muslim attacks on Christians in several communities in the West Bank. They said attacks […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is believed to have siphoned off tens of millions of dollars of Western aid meant for his regime in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute — citing the former financial adviser of the late Yasser Arafat, Mohammed Rashid — asserted that Abbas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority security forces have contributed to the growing chaos in the West Bank, a report said. The Gatestone Institute asserted that Western-trained and -equipped PA security forces have been engaged in corruption and extortion throughout the West Bank. In a report by Israeli analyst Khaled Abu Toameh, the institute […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority, facing increasing complaints of corruption, plans to investigate the financial adviser of the late Yasser Arafat and 84 other cases. Officials said the PA’s Anti-Corruption Commission wants to obtain custody of Mohammed Rashid, the financial adviser of Arafat until the death of the Palestinian leader in 2004. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The fishing industry in the Gaza Strip was said to have been suspended by a fuel shortage. Palestinian sources said the fishing industry could no longer deploy boats off the Gaza coast because of lack of fuel. They said virtually all Palestinian fishing boat owners were unable to afford […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — An airlines established by the Palestinian Authority has resumed operations after an absence of seven years. Palestinian Airlines has begun flights in the Middle East but has not been permitted to land in either the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. Its first flight took place on May 9, leaving […]