Palestinian Authority jails journalist for publishing exposé on foreign ministry
[Electronic Intifada] The Palestinian Authority imprisoned journalist Yousef al-Shayab Wednesday because of something he wrote, and because he insists on protecting his sources, say his colleagues...
View ArticleThe persistence of the Palestinian Authority
On some of the reasons the PA has not yet been overthrown: As the first two intifadas were largely unpredicted, it has since become a fairly regular occurrence for pundits to predict a “third...
View ArticleThe PA’s “One Gun” belongs to Israel
In December the US weapons industry trade publication Defense News carried a telling interview with two top big-wigs in the Palestinian Authority. These were PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat and mukhabarat...
View ArticleThe Palestinian Authority’s looming succession crisis
The octogenarian leader of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank will not be around forever. Elected as president of the PA back in 2005, the democratic mandate of Mahmoud Abbas expired years ago....
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