Palestinians

Barack Obama’s Belfast speech was a shameful, distorted rewrite of Israel's history - opinion

Never mind 3,000 years of Jewish history, two Temples in Jerusalem, or centuries of Jewish longing for Zion. In Obama’s telling, the Jews somehow became interlopers in their own land.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
FORMER US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and wife Michelle attend the 25th-anniversary memorial of the September 11 attacks, in New York.
Demonstrators sit on the roadway in front of officers of the French CRS riot police during a protest organised by student collectives and trade unions in Paris, France, October 22, 2026

France in flames: As Paris lectures Israel, riots leave its Jews fearing for their safety - opinion

Macron’s France faces a reckoning as violent unrest and antisemitism expose the gap between its lofty ideals and its domestic reality.

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

IDF soldier indicted for firing on Palestinian vehicle, seriously wounding 18-year-old woman

According to the indictment, the incident occurred on September 18, after the soldier entered the village of Aqraba, which was outside his area of responsibility.

|ByALON HACHMON, GILAD MORAG
Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.

West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues

The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.

|ByREUTERS

Shahar Nevo named as lecturer accused of plotting mass terror attacks against Palestinians, Arabs

Earlier in the week, it came out that the State Attorney's Office indicted a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University for allegedly planning a series of mass terrorist attacks.

OCTOBER 7, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Shahar Nevo.

Several settlers injured, six arrested amid West Bank outpost evacuation near Susiya - report

Also on Wednesday, Palestinian rioters threw stones at a shepherd in Wadi Zarqa, causing minor injuries, according to United Hatzalah. MDA paramedics met the shepherd along Route 446 near Shuqra.

OCTOBER 7, 2026ByAARON GLICK
MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

October 7: Hamas’s profit-and-loss statement - opinion

Hamas official Ghazi Hamad said October 7 came at a heavy price, but pointed to Israel’s isolation and renewed Palestinian statehood push as strategic gains.

OCTOBER 7, 2026BySAGIV STEINBERG
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

Police arrest three minors over attack on elderly Palestinian man near Damascus Gate

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv described the attack as racist violence and called on police to bring those responsible to justice.

OCTOBER 6, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

US court rejects Bashar Masri’s bid to pause discovery in alleged Hamas support, Oct. 7 lawsuit

American victims and relatives accuse the Palestinian-American businessman and his companies of supporting Hamas through Gaza projects. Masri has denied the allegations.

OCTOBER 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri.

Opposing Israel's defense establishment, Katz threatens all-out war on Palestinian Authority

Despite the defense minister's warning, IDF has insisted it has no intelligence pointing to an attack, and Shin Bet sources told the Post that they do not know of a concrete threat from the PA.

OCTOBER 6, 2026BySHIR PERETS, YONAH JEREMY BOB
A member of the Palestinian security forces stands guard during the eighth Fatah Conference in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2026

Jewish settler extremists torch Palestinian homes, livestock shelters in West Bank attack - report

One witness told WAFA the settlers targeted the home of one Palestinian resident, setting fire to hay surrounding the property and causing additional damage.

OCTOBER 6, 2026BySHIR PERETS
A man holds a fire flapper near destroyed cars, which Palestinians say were burned by Israeli settlers, in Yabrud, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 4, 2026.

Israelis and Palestinians need a new choice: Federalism - opinion

As voters and citizens, it is time to stop managing the conflict and start building a home together.

OCTOBER 5, 2026ByNITSAN GATT, BILASAN KARABSA
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall; Illustrative.

Can Pakistan-Israel ties exist? Yes, if the perpetual Palestinian conflict ends – opinion

Islamabad could come to terms with Israel’s existence when Palestinians are safe in a state of their own.

OCTOBER 5, 2026ByKHURRAM ALI RAZA
A Pakistani flag flutters in the wind.

Mohammed Dahlan: The man who could help reshape Gaza after Hamas – opinion

Mohammad Dahlan is one person to watch in the upcoming planned November 28 elections announced by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

OCTOBER 5, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER
MOHAMMAD DAHLAN, leader of Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction, has called for Palestinians to put past divisions aside and build a political system in which elections transfer power, and institutions are ‘greater than individuals.’