Posts Tagged: Palestinian Corruption
EU Pledges $435 Million to Ailing Palestinian Authority — With Conditions for Reform
The European Commission announced on Friday that it would provide 400 million euros ($435 million) in "short-term emergency financial support" to the ailing Palestinian Authority...
Palestinian Society Sinks into Shambles
JNS.org - Palestinian society is in disarray. In two major West Bank towns—Jenin and Nablus—the Palestinian Authority has lost control, and rogue gangs rule the land....
Nepotism and Corruption Are Eroding Public Support for the PA
JNS.org - The Palestinian street in the West Bank is still reeling from the corruption revealed by Yasser Jadallah, the former director of the Political...
Previous Palestinian Government Wasted Millions on New Cars Despite ‘Austerity’
QudsNews reports that the "Coalition for Integrity and Accountability," known as AMAL, released a report saying that the Palestinian Authority government of Rami Hamdallah (which...
Corruption in the Palestinian Authority
JNS.org - At the moment, the hot topic of conversation in the Palestinian Authority (PA) is the most recent appointment made by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Earlier this...
An Open Letter to Samantha Power on Reforming UNRWA
Dear Ambassador Power, Welcome to Jerusalem! Although negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are deadlocked, you can use the leverage of the US -- which donates $400 million to...
Criticizing His People and Government, Palestinian Activist Offers US Students a Different Perspective (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Perhaps nowhere today is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more hotly debated than on college campuses. With the latest surge in terrorism in Israel, many pro-Israel...
The Dire State of the Palestinian Economy
The Palestinian economy inside of Judea and Samaria is in official crisis mode. The long-term effects of the Arab Spring as well as rampant corruption have...
Welcome to the “State of Palestine”?
Nationalism and peoplehood are just part of the ingredients of statehood, or rather state building. Pronouncing their existence does not actually connote that...
Statehood Bid at UN May Cost Palestinian Authority U.S. Aid
Palestinian Authority (PA) official Khaled Mesmar recently said the U.S. has "threatened to cut off financial aid to the Palestinian Liberation Office in...
