Special to WorldTribune.com Hundreds of Palestinians have found the boycott Israel movement is hurting them more than Israel. The Israeli soft drinks company SodaStream laid off the last of its Palestinian workers on Feb. 29. The company, under pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, closed its plant in a Jewish West Bank […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israeli officials have urged citizens to carry licensed weapons as a campaign of violence incited by political and religious leaders in the Palestinian territories has worsened. “Possessing weapons increases the confidence of residents, who know that in addition to police there are many people who are not afraid to intervene,” Jerusalem Mayor […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant was operating in the West Bank. The intelligence community has assessed that ISIL was operating in several cities under Palestinian Authority control. Officials said the Israel Security Agency and Military Intelligence determined that ISIL was recruiting Palestinians linked […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been tracking renewed foreign assistance to the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Officials said Iran, Qatar and Turkey were arranging to renew civilian and military aid to Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies. They said the foreign countries were encouraged by the Palestinian war against Israel […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has disclosed a Hamas plot against the Palestinian Authority. The Israel Security Agency reported a Hamas plot to oust PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. ISA said Hamas’ military network was ordered to destabilize the West Bank through mass-casualty attacks meant to prepare for a […]
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 RAMALLAH — Leading members of the ruling Fatah movement have urged Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to resign. Palestinian sources said Abbas was confronted by several top Fatah members who said the PA chairman was being seen as a tool of Israel and the United States. The sources said the critics were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The ruling Fatah movement, weeks after it formed a Palestinian Authority government with Hamas, has called for a revolt against Israel. Fatah has been issuing statements that called on Palestinians to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The calls have been echoed by senior members […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has detailed Palestinian Authority funding to convicted killers of Americans and Israelis. An Israeli government report said the PA was providing grants and salaries to current and former Palestinian inmates of Israeli prisons. The report said salaries reach nearly $3,500 a month with grants of up to $50,000. “In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — A clan that has dominated the Hamas movement in the southern West Bank has emerged as a focal point for an Israeli response to the killings of three teenagers. Palestinian sources said Hamas has come under the influence of the powerful Qawasmeh clan in the Hebron area of the southern […]