Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas fear the prospect of assassination by members of his own Fatah movement. Palestinian sources said Abbas has received increased security amid the Hamas war with Israel. The sources said Abbas, upon recommendation of security chief Mohammed Shehadeh, also sent his family to neighboring Jordan while […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Palestinian Authority, despite signing international human rights conventions, has failed to hold its security forces accountable for alleged abuses, a leading human rights group said. New York-based Human Rights Watch said the PA was refusing to investigate complaints of abuse by security forces in the West Bank. The report […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Not only are they ignorant of themselves, they cannot avoid falling into a ditch or stumbling over a rock in the path (perhaps they are bleary-eyed from studying or just absent-minded); yet they claim to know about abstract ideas, universals, separate forms, primary matter, quiddities, and different modes of being — objects […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has launched a search for energy in the West Bank. The PA has issued a tender for crude oil exploration north of the West Bank city of Kalkilya. The tender, the first by the Ramallah-based regime, called for bids to explore an area of 432 square kilometers […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has warned that the Gaza Strip was running out of fuel. Hamas said diesel fuel supplied by Qatar would be exhausted in mid-March. Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has not committed to additional natural gas shipments to the Gaza Strip. “Without fuel, there will be a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has been urged to privatize the fuel sector in the West Bank. Fuel station owners have urged the regime of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to privatize the Petroleum Authority. The stations owners said the move would end fuel shortages in the West Bank at the end of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Palestinian security forces have come under an economic boycott in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said many businesses were no longer providing goods or services to Western-trained and -equipped PA police and security forces amid millions of dollars of debt. “Many businesses have not seen money from the PA forces […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has been clashing with refugees in the West Bank. PA forces confronted Palestinian refugees amid a strike of basic services near Ramallah. Officials said at least 50 people were injured in a battle with hundreds of Palestinians around the United Nations-sponsored camp in Jalazoun on Jan. 12. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has detained another critic of chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Mohammed Al Sabawi, a leading investor, was arrested in Ramallah on Dec. 2 and held for eight hours on charges of insulting Abbas. Al Sabawi, the 68-year-old director-general of the Ahlia Insurance Group, has protested corruption within the PA. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Iran’s Palestinian proxy has renewed operations in the West Bank. Israeli military sources said Islamic Jihad has established operational cells in several cities in the West Bank. The sources said the latest cells were believed to have been launched around Ramallah near Jerusalem. “Islamic Jihad has more money for recruitment […]