Open Search form

Palestinian Authority

Apply for a Blog

Oct 29, 2026, 10:59 AM

You Can’t Have It Both Ways

On October 27, Amnesty International UK declared that Israel’s election exposed “apartheid at the ballot box.” Image: Ra’am (Arab) party leader Mansour Abbas and other party members stand on stage following the release of exit poll results in Sakhnin, Israel, on October 27, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

When “Palestine” Is a State, Except When Israel Holds Elections Israel has just held another national election. Israelis voted for the 120 members of the Knesset who will decide who governs the State of Israel. And, predictably, the international commentary has...

Oct 27, 2026, 9:57 PM

Netanyahu wishes he were Israel’s Mahmoud Abbas

An AI-generated political illustration depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looking into a mirror and seeing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, with the Israeli and Palestinian flags displayed behind them, respectively.

There is a quiet irony buried in the politics of this region, and it surfaced again this week. As Israelis cast their ballots in the Knesset elections still underway, Benjamin Netanyahu is doing the one thing the most powerful...

Alexander Lutsenko

Oct 25, 2026, 5:24 PM

Russian Diplomats Pick Olives in West Jerusalem. Why Was the PA Mission There?

Sometimes a diplomatic question begins not with a government statement, a controversial vote at the United Nations, or a meeting behind closed doors, but with a photograph of an ambassador holding a stick beneath an olive tree. That is precisely...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 25, 2026, 1:03 PM

Christians Butchered in Jordan. The West is Quiet

Moral accountability in modern diplomacy relies entirely on a perverse hierarchy of victimhood. Minor, localized provocations by radical Jews in Jerusalem trigger immediate, synchronized international condemnation across every social media ecosystem. Conversely, a wall of institutional indifference meets catastrophic...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Oct 25, 2026, 6:33 AM

Important Lessons from Peace Negotiations

What are the most important lessons from past Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations? For thirteen years, I researched and wrote Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Critical Study of Peace Negotiations, Mediation and Facilitation between Israel and the PLO (Cambridge University Press,...

Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM

October 7 Exposed the Security Cost of Israel’s Settlements in the West Bank

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, on January 31, 2026. Photo by (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

Israel built more than settlements in the West Bank. It built a standing military obligation, then sold that obligation as security. Successive governments also preserved Palestinian division and accommodated a Qatari-funded Hamas whose survival served Ankara and Tehran. October...

Sheldon Kirshner

Oct 17, 2026, 4:46 PM

Canada And The Palestinian Authority

Much to Canada's disappointment and disillusionment, Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas recently postponed legislative and presidential elections, which were to be held on November 28 and early next year. Abbas, who has been the president of the PA since 2005,...

Oct 12, 2026, 7:10 PM

A Storm Alongside the Quiet

Can you hear all that Israeli election campaign hubbub about environmental protection? You’re not wrong: a deafening silence from those running for a seat in the Knesset (parliament). Others have not been so quiet. Already back in May more than...

Adam O. Goldstein

Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

How (not) to award a Nobel Peace Prize: A satire in 4 acts

Nobel Peace Prize judgments vs what it actually means to make peace

For nearly four decades, I have practiced medicine, conducted research, reviewed scientific manuscripts, and taught students that evidence should precede conclusions. I have insisted that investigators disclose conflicts of interest, consider competing explanations, and remain willing to revise their...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 11, 2026, 4:30 PM

Palestinian Statehood Threatens Arab Stability

Arab governments must reverse their long-standing support for a Palestinian state. Historically, this so-called “statehood project” has fractured regional sovereignty from within, presenting a direct national security threat to the wider Levant and the Gulf. Palestinian political and military...

Load more