Palestinian Authority

Dr. Michael Sharnoff: Palestinian Attitudes Toward Israel

24 May 2012

A third intifada could have disastrous consequences for all parties involved. Yet it remains unclear if a new uprising would be directed against Palestinian leaders for failing to deliver realistic change and reform or against Israel -- or both.

New Palestinian cabinet sworn in

16 May 2012

Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas swears in a new cabinet in the West Bank, a move Hamas describes as a "big error".

Palestinian PM loses finance role in new cabinet

16 May 2012

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian leader widely credited by the West with introducing transparency to a corruption-plagued and donor-dependent economy lost his job as finance minister in a government reshuffle on Wednesday. Although he is relinquishing the treasury portfolio, Salam Fayyad will retain his other post as prime minister in a shakeup born of a financial crisis in the West ...