Palestinian terrorism

PA ordered to pay $655.5 million to Intifada victims after NY Appeals Court reinstates prior ruling

Last week, a federal Court of Appeals judge ruled to reinstate the original 2015 decision of Sokolow v. the Palestinian Authority.

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

Ministers were also informed that terrorists released as part of the most recent hostage deals received a “special grant” from the Palestinian Authority.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

Italy ready to help train police forces in Gaza, Palestinian territories, FM says

"We are ready to train a new Gaza police force, and we are also ready to train a Palestinian police force," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told a news conference in Rome.

|ByREUTERS, GOLDIE KATZ
A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

UK terror ban on pro-Palestine group unlawful, court rules after appeal

The ban had put Palestine Action on a par with Islamic State or al Qaeda and made it a crime to be a member, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

|ByREUTERS

The Nita Lowey funds aimed at Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding must be reformed - opinion

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews.

MAY 18, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair Nita Lowey speaks at a hearing in 2019. The funds named for her should be reformed to bring settler and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria together for peace, the writer argues.

Severe but stable: Improvement in baby's condition of woman murdered in terror attack

“Our medical teams are prepared and continue to provide dedicated and comprehensive care,” the medical center said.

MAY 16, 2025ByDR. ITAY GAL
Tzeela Gez, the pregnant woman wounded in a terror attack and succumbed to her wounds, May 15, 2025.

Western countries helped Mossad assassinate Palestinian terrorists in 1970s, report reveals

Thousands of intelligence cables had been exchanged via a covert network called “Kilowatt,” a secret platform established in 1971 to enable collaboration among 18 Western intelligence agencies.

MAY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September appears on the balcony of the Israeli house at the Munich Olympic village on September 5, 1972

IDF kills head of the Islamic Jihad terror cell in Jenin

He maintained connections with Hamas in Gaza and abroad and was involved in advanced, significant terror activity.

MAY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The IDF killed the head of the Islamic Jihad Terror cell in Jenin, Nour al-Bitawi, May, 2025.

IDF closes entrance to Beita in West Bank after reservist wounded by IED

An IDF reserve soldier was seriously wounded on Wednesday after an IED exploded in the West Bank.

APRIL 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces raid the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, April 24, 2025.

Syria will not be a 'source of threat' to Israel, letter from interim gov't to Washington says

The interim government formed a committee "to monitor the activities of Palestinian factions" in a bid to ease US sanctions.

APRIL 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Detroit Gaza conference announces dates with advert featuring PFLP terrorist

The People’s Conference for Palestine promoted its August event with clips of PFLP member Wisam Rafeedie and deceased terrorist Walid Daqqah.

APRIL 16, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Several hundred activists and community members led by the Palestinian Youth Movement, the US Palestinian Community Network, and other activist organizations gather to hold a march in Detroit, Michingan, United States on October 5, 2024.

Israel releases terrorist Ahmed Manasra from prison over mental condition

The released terrorist was imprisoned for his role in the stabbing of two Israelis, including a 13-year-old boy.

APRIL 10, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Ahmed Manasra (C), a 14-year old Palestinian, who was convicted of attempted murder for his role in an attack of a 13-year-old Israeli boy in 2015 in Pisgat Zeev, built on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 war, leaves the courtroom after his sentencing at the district co

IDF shoots at Palestinian rioters in West Bank, killing one dual US citizen

Palestinian officials claim that the rock-throwing terrorist killed by IDF was a 14-year-old US citizen. The military has not corroborated this.

APRIL 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A masked Palestinian teenager throws a stone at Israelis; Illustrative.

Will the US Supreme Court hold PLO-PA accountable for 'Pay-for-Slay' policy? - opinion

If the US Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of PSJVTA, the decision would open the door for dozens of terror victims to sue the PLO-PA in US courts.

APRIL 3, 2025ByMAURICE HIRSCH
The US Supreme Court building in Washington: If the court affirms the constitutionality of PSJVTA, the decision would open the door for dozens of terror victims to sue the PLO-PA in the US, says the writer.