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Palestinian Authority

The Palestinian Authority is the official governing body of the Palestinian territories and is recognized by all countries that recognize a Palestinian state.

Based in Ramallah, it is currently run by President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah Party. 

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 Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, November 10, 2023.

Escalating tensions between Fatah, Hamas will impact post-war Gaza

 IDF soldiers working to eliminate terrorist at the Talmon-Dolev Junction in the West Bank, March 22, 2024.

PA security forces to join upcoming terror campaigns, Palestinian analyst warns

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip. 2024

Israeli embassies on high alert, IDF chief warns of Iran retaliation

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024

The challenges awaiting the Palestinian Authority's new cabinet

By Elias Zananiri/The Media Line
 People gather in support of Palestine, in Tehran, May 19, 2021

'Our blood will not be exploited': Fatah attacks Iran over West Bank chaos

By REUTERS
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020.

Palestinian Authority demands full state recognition in letter to UN

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
 Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan, in this handout picture released on February 25.

Revitalize the PA: Palestinians need new leaders, not new governments

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH , THE GATESTONE INSTITUTE
 Activists dressed as Hamas terrorists protest against UNRWA outside their offices in Jerusalem, April 3, 2024

Israel-Hamas War Day 180: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?

 PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR to the UN, Riyad Mansour, sits in the General Assembly. The State of Palestine is recognized by more than 130 countries, but not by most of the countries of the OECD, says the writer.

Palestinians want April vote for full United Nations membership

By REUTERS
 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY president Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh

Antisemitic, terror lauding ministers form part of new, 'revitalized' Palestinian Authority

Palestinian members of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement seen next to a memorial named “Shehab Field,” a drone made by al-Qassam, in Gaza City, September 21, 2022.

Hamas arrests PA intelligence officers, accuses them of collaboration with Israel

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024

New PA government has a long road ahead to prove they're serious

 Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Mustafa swears-in during the oath ceremony in Ramallah, the West Bank March 31,2024.

New US-backed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mustafa forms cabinet

By MOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/The Media Line
 ARAB LEAGUE Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, in 2020. Even in the Netanyahu era, Abbas thwarted attempts to resolve the conflict no fewer than three times, the writer states.

'A revitalized PA is essential': US State Department welcomes PA cabinet nominations

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024

New Palestinian PM forms new cabinet, calls for Gaza ceasefire

By REUTERS