US ‘strongly condemns’ Hamas tunnel found under UNRWA schools in Gaza
Trump's negotiations envoy Jason Greenblatt says tunnels are 'used for terrorism, recklessly put at risk the lives of students and staff'
View ArticleAbbas aide: PA not severing ties with US over Jerusalem recognition
Nabil Shaath says contacts with administration on the peace process are 'interrupted,' but communication still open on other matters
View ArticleBelgium counters US cuts with $23 million for UN Palestinian fund
Extra cash from Brussels comes as UNRWA launches fundraising campaign after the Trump administration withholds $65 million
View ArticleTrump’s flip-flop-flip on UNWRA no surprise for his tempering security advisers
Frantic effort by Tillerson to prevent cutting off aid to Palestinian refugee agency rounds off a year of internal administration tensions over president's foreign policy decisions
View ArticlePalestinians denounce PA over meetings with Israeli officials
Opposition factions say talks between counterpart ministers and other government representatives violate PLO, Fatah decisions to 'disengage' from Israel
View Article‘We want to set fire to Israel’
Only the Palestinians use displacement as an excuse for terror tactics, as if they are justifiable
View ArticleUN official says Palestinian refugee issue can’t be ‘wished away’
Pierre Kraehenbuehl says American funding for UNWRA was slashed over Palestinian reaction to US recognition of Jerusalem, rather than the performance of the agency
View ArticleGame changer: Five times Nikki Haley delighted the pro-Israel community
At the United Nations, Haley didn’t simply defend Israel and its government, she led a game change: On her watch, support for Israel became a with or against us proposition
View ArticleAbbas meets J Street leadership, thanks group for lobbying work
PA president tells delegation of his 'appreciation for their efforts to support the peace process within American society'
View ArticleUN official: Palestinians in ‘shock’ over peace plan; violence may escalate
Head of refugee agency says details of plan 'extremely unsettling,' urges other countries to step up funding for UNRWA, which he says is 'stretched to its limits'
View ArticleThough world focused on fighting virus, Mideast diplomacy simmers on
ICC, EU delay but don't freeze discussions about Israel-Palestine, as Israel and US say they're still working on Trump's peace plan, including mapping West Bank ahead of annexation
View ArticlePalestinian school year opens amid worsening pandemic in West Bank
Number of cases continues to climb, but PA premier Shtayyeh tells concerned parents that school might be 'safer than home'
View ArticleNew House foreign affairs head looks to resume US aid to Palestinians
NY Democrat Gregory Meeks rules out conditioning defense aid to Israel on accepting a Palestinian state, but indicates Congress will support efforts to reenter Iran nuclear deal
View ArticleMonitoring group: UNRWA textbooks glorify terror, deny Israel’s existence
Watchdog says educational materials distributed for distance learning during pandemic are 'rife with hate'; UNWRA chief says content was distributed in error
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With Trump in rearview mirror and new aid incoming, Palestinians thank America
US State Department has announced $150 million contribution to refugee agency, after Trump severed aid in 2018
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