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Iran war shifts Middle East dynamics, leaving Palestinian issues sidelined - analysis

The war with Iran dominates the regional agenda, but Palestinians face growing crises, including insecurity, violence, and a sidelined political authority with an uncertain future.

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.
Masked demonstrators hold placards during a pro-Palestinian rally, reflecting the polarized regional reactions to the Israeli-US strike on Iran.

Caught in the crossfire: Palestinians divided after Israel, US strike on Iran

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya.

PA paid half a billion shekels to terrorists in pay-for-slay scheme, sources reveal -exclusive

Palestinian farmers picking cucumbers in the plains of the town of Beit Furik, east of the city of Nablus in the West Bank. on June 26, 2022.

Imported Palestinian produce contains dangerous levels of pesticides, Health committee warns


Danon: ISF must focus on disarming Hamas, not becoming another ineffective UN force

For Israel, Gaza ISF's success is defined by results: the complete disarmament of Hamas and the destruction of its tunnels. Ambassador Danon warns against an ineffective, "Blue Helmet"-style mission.

Israeli Ambassador to The UN Danny Danon (C) addresses the committee after United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese presented her report titled "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" to the UN General Assembly at the UN HQ. October 28, 2025 in New York.

US convenes UNSC, submits resolution regarding Gaza force, Israel not informed beforehand, NSC says

The resolution, submitted by the US with the objective of establishing the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, has not yet been discussed in Israel.

US Ambassador to United Nations Michael Waltz, September 23, 2025.

More Palestinians support Oct. 7 massacre now than five months earlier, recent poll finds

The October poll also found overwhelming disapproval of Hamas's disarmament and increased pessimism regarding the terror group's victory over Israel.

Israeli soldiers walk out from a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis at the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Hamas, June 8, 2025.

Palestinian factions discuss future Gaza governance in closed-door Cairo meeting - Washington Post

A Fatah spokesperson mentioned the importance of Hamas feeling "involved in the political process" to prevent further radical manifestations of the terror group.

Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, October 13, 2025

From Rabin to Tomer-Yerushalmi: Israel hasn’t learned from political violence - comment

The incitement against Tomer-Yerushalmi proves that in 30 years since Rabin's assassination, we have learned nothing.

A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

Give peace a chance? Not until Palestinians reject terror - opinion

Israel cannot risk a Palestinian state until Palestinians prove they can reject terror and embrace democracy.

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud at a high-level meeting on a two-state solution at the United Nations in New York in September.

The mistake of ‘neither Hamas nor Abbas’: Israel should support bringing the PA into Gaza - opinion

Instead, I propose that Israel officially support the return of the PA to Gaza, conditioned on the implementation of reforms in the PA in both the West Bank and Gaza.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas walks with French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the summit on ending the Israel-Hamas War in Sharm el-Sheikh earlier this month. ‘In my view, Abbas is an enemy of Israel,’ the writer asserts.

Palestinian Freedom Movement slams Abbas’s decision to appoint interim successor

The movement called for PA president Mahmoud Abbas to be isolated from political and legal life, citing his appointment of an interim president as a constitutional violation.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as he visits the Istishari Cancer Center in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2025.

Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar: Palestinian Authority 'never stopped' terror stipends, just changed method

Gideon Sa’ar condemns the Palestinian Authority's continued payments to terrorists, calling on Europe to follow Hungary's example and demand accountability.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds a press conference with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó in Budapest, October 27, 2025

Palestinian ‘pay-for-slay’ policy isn’t over, watchdog says, citing Saturday payouts

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had signed a decree in February canceling the program, an announcement which was met with widespread European approval.

Palestinians hold pictures of their relatives during a protest demanding Israel to return the bodies of Palestinians held by Israel, in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 31, 2025.