Palestinian Authority announces new cabinet, faces calls for reform

Ramallah, West Bank— The Palestinian Authority announced the formation of a new cabinet on Thursday, facing international pressure for reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades and still retains full control, announced the formation of the new government in a presidential decree. None of the incoming ministers are … Read more

Israel announces massive land confiscation in West Bank

Israeli troops mass in occupied West Bank Jerusalem: Israel reported on Friday it had seized 800 hectares (1,977 acres) of land in the occupied West Bank, in what activists said was the largest such operation in decades. Israeli Finance Minister Bezarel Smotrich declared the northern Jordan Valley “national land” as US Secretary of State Antony … Read more