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Israel braces for UN showdown as powers push Palestinian recognition

Analysis: Israel faces growing diplomatic pressure nearly a dozen countries, including France, Britain and Canada, prepare to recognize Palestinian state; Netanyahu weighing options with Trump, from symbolic moves to harsher steps, while balancing global ties

Itamar Eichner | 09.21.25

UN General Assembly approves remote speech for Abbas after US denies him visa

International forum approves measure allowing Abbas to speak via video link after US denied him visa; Japan rules out recognition of Palestinian state, French Jews blast Macron and Israel seeks delay of UN debate set for Rosh Hashanah

Itamar Eichner | 09.19.25

Disabled Israeli abandoned by friend rescued by PA forces in West Bank refugee camp

A disabled Israeli man was rescued by Palestinian Authority security forces after his friend abandoned him during an argument inside the Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem

Yoav Zitun | 09.14.25

Netanyahu waits for UN General Assembly as West Bank reaches turning point

Israel investigates Jerusalem attack as West Bank faces historic shift; amid growing Gaza conflict, Netanyahu waits on UN developments, while global calls for Palestinian state recognition intensify and cabinet debates West Bank sovereignty

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.09.25

UN General Assembly opens in New York today, what will Abbas do? He could speak via video

The 80th General Assembly begins today and a senior PA official told Ynet, in light of Abbas' visa denial, that the Palestinian president may deliver a speech remotely. However, there is another possibility: 'f the event is moved to Geneva, he will attend in person'

Einav Halabi | 09.09.25

שר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' בהצהרה בנושא תוכנית הריבונות

Smotrich: If Palestinian Authority raises its head, we will destroy it like Hamas

Finance Minister proposes applying Israeli sovereignty to 82% of the West Bank, leaving 18% under Palestinian control, pledges 'maximum land, minimum Arabs' while condemning Israeli hesitation

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.03.25

US denies visa to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ahead of UN summit

State Department says PLO and PA must renounce terrorism, including October 7 massacre, and stop inciting violence in schools before being considered partners for peace, citing legal obligations and prior commitments to halt such activities

Ynet | 08.29.25

חילופי אש בין מנגנוני הביטחון למחבלים באיו"ש

Egypt training thousands of Palestinians for postwar Gaza security force: 'Either Hamas or chaos'

Egypt is training potential Palestinian recruits at military academies; most come from the Palestinian Authority’s security services, and some Fatah members, Hamas’ rival, join from Gaza as well

Ynet | 08.27.25

Hamas must relinquish power, says Fatah spokesman in Gaza

Munther Al-Hayek stresses that the Palestinian Authority should govern Gaza after the war and urges international backing for reconstruction

Ahmed Abd al-Salam/The Media Line | 08.18.25

PA press conference in Ramallah sparks debate over statehood, Gaza

Exclusive: ILTV visits Ramallah for briefing with Dr. Varsen Aghabekian

ILTV | 08.15.25

US nominee for Gaza governor on post-war plan: 'Hamas, Islamic Jihad part of the equation'

Samir Hulileh insists designated terrorist groups must be part of any post-war Gaza plan, as efforts to position him as governor advance under US and Arab backing but remain stalled by ongoing fighting

Einav Halabi | 08.13.25

Palestinian Authority Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Varsen Aghabekian (R) and translator Israa Da’as (L) speak to the press at the Foreign Ministry in Ramallah, on the West Bank, Aug. 13, 2025

PA Foreign Ministry: 10 more nations could recognize Palestinian state by September

Dr. Varsen Aghabekian says Gaza’s 'day after' should see a unified Palestinian government, a full Israeli withdrawal and reconstruction under Arab and international oversight

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 08.13.25

Former PA official quietly tapped to be post-war Gaza governor

A behind-the-scenes U.S.-backed initiative is promoting Palestinian businessman Samir Hulileh as a potential governor of post-war Gaza, with lobbyist Ari Ben-Menashe advocating for his appointment under Arab League auspices

Uri Blau, Shorim | 08.12.25

הפגנת נגד ישראל לונדון, טראמפ, נתניהו, מקרון, סטרמר

Frantic, sometimes uncoordinated: Behind the talks that led to the Palestinian state recognition tsunami

Amid growing pressure and unfolding crises, European leaders pursued urgent diplomacy toward Palestinian state recognition, frustrated by the Trump administration’s lack of engagement and escalating conflict in Gaza

Ynetnews | 08.10.25

IDF anti-terror West Bank campaign ‘most impactful since Six-Day War,’ official says

IDF destroyed hundreds of buildings and uncovered terror labs in West Bank refugee camps, significantly reducing threats; military officials say efforts have reshaped the region’s security but warn terrorism has not been fully eradicated

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.10.25

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