Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Arab World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from left) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (second from right) at a meeting in New York in 2009. (AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinians Await Eisenkot Govt While Not Expecting Radical Change

Palestinian leaders are closely watching Israeli Prime Minister-designate Gadi Eisenkot’s efforts to form a government and unseat Benjamin Netanyahu, hoping…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Settlers stand on the roof of one of eight homes they said they purchased in Jericho last Thursday (AP). 

Palestinian Authority Arrests Brokers Over Alleged Sale of Jericho Homes to Settlers

The Palestinian Authority has arrested several property and land brokers suspected of facilitating the transfer of homes in Jericho to Israeli settlers, amid…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features People inspect the damage on the roof of a house that was blown up by Israeli forces in the Deir Baha area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on November 2, 2026. (AFP)

Displaced Hebron Residents Return Home to Scenes of Destruction after Israeli Operation

Hijazi Shawer al-Tamimi, known as Abu al-Raed, had run out of the traditional sweets to hand out to his many grandchildren as they returned with their parents…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World  A sign promoting Palestinian legislative elections on a road near the West Bank city of Jenin (File photo: EPA). 

Abbas Calls for Palestinian Presidential, Legislative Elections in September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on Sept. 11, 2027, canceling a…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World An Israeli soldier gestures toward a Palestinian while standing guard during the demolition of a Palestinian building near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (File photo/Reuters)

Palestinians Await Announcement of Election Postponement

Palestinians are awaiting an official announcement by President Mahmoud Abbas postponing elections scheduled for Nov. 28, after his Fatah movement agreed on…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World FILED - 08 September 2026, Palestinian Territories, Anata: Israeli forces raid the town of Anata in the West Bank. Photo: Jamal Awad/dpa

Oslo Accords After 33 Years: Neither Alive Nor Dead — What Remains?

Perhaps all that remains of the Oslo Accords, signed 33 years ago between the Palestinians and Israelis, is an authority without real authority in the West…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli forces detain a Palestinian man during a raid on the UNRWA Vocational Training Center, located between the Kafr Aqab neighborhood and the Qalandiya refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli Officials Fuel Tensions in West Bank ahead of October Elections

Israeli politicians are increasingly turning to the West Bank as a stage for electoral maneuvering amid fierce competition two months before elections…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Board of Peace's high representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov meet in Jerusalem on January 9. (EPA)

Israeli Army Backs Netanyahu, Sets 3 Red Lines over Gaza Agreement

The Israeli army backed on Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance on the latest Gaza agreement, placing three red lines to the 15-point deal that…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah) Nazeer Majli (Tel Aviv)