PA Prime Minister says US Biden administration is “not an ally of the Palestinian people,” while also promising to solve the “sacred cause” of paying terrorists' salariesPM Shtayyeh says the PA "doesn’t rely on Biden" because Israel is “the American interest” of both “Democratic and Republican administrations," while pledging that Hamas will get time on Official PA TV for election campaigningJan 22, 2022
After millions of dollars were donated to the PA for a hospital which was never built, Hamas demands – "where is the money?" The PA raised over $12 million in donations for the Khaled Al-Hassan Hospital for Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplants only to claim years later that "there isn’t enough money to establish it” – Hamas has their doubtsJan 15, 2022
PA decides to put public employees who don’t get Coronavirus vaccine on "unpaid leave until the end of the pandemic"“Not receiving vaccines is not a matter of individual freedom, as your freedom ends when it causes damage to the health of the other” says PA prime minister, announcing that unvaccinated public employees may not workAug 23, 2021
PA prime minister says Israel must enact “confidence building measures”Speaking with US envoy, PA prime minister says new Israeli government must allow PA elections to be held in Jerusalem, the Israeli capitalJul 13, 2021
EU promises €20 million in aid money to Gaza while Qatar pledges a $60 million donationPA Prime Minister thanked Qatar for their $60 million donation and the EU for an additional €20 million, which will be used to "extend gas pipelines inside Israel to reach the Gaza Strip” Feb 24, 2021
PA Prime Minister promises that "we are fully committed" to paying salaries of Palestinian terrorist prisonersPM Shtayyeh says that "the prisoners’ cause is sacred and the most important thing is their financial rights" vowing to "fulfil our obligation to them" by paying the terrorist prisoners' salaries and "protecting their rights" Jan 22, 2021
PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh thanks Norway for their $7.5 million grantNorway donated money to the PA, to “cover problems that are at the top of the PA’s list of priorities”Nov 24, 2020
PA PM on PA economy under Coronavirus: Salaries to terrorists and their families will still be paid"On Tuesday to the prisoners and [the families of] the Martyrs."Mar 29, 2020
PA demands Israel release Palestinian prisoners to protect them from Coronavirus; financial situation uncertain"The prime minister demanded that the occupation authorities release all of the prisoners"Mar 15, 2020
PA Prime Minister declares state of emergency due to the Coronavirus epidemic"We henceforth declare a state of emergency in all of the Palestinian territories"Mar 5, 2020
Palestinian PM: We are dealing with both “the Corona virus and the occupation virus”"We are at a critical and difficult stage that is not connected only to disease and the Coronavirus or the occupation virus."Mar 3, 2020
PA Ministry of Religious Affairs is responsible for appointing Imams in the mosques in the PA"The ministry is making sure to support the mosques and appoint skilled and capable Imams"Feb 29, 2020
Dishing history, PA claims Jesus born in Palestine "It is a great honor for Palestine that the messiah... was born in it."Dec 24, 2019
PA PM: “Holding the [Palestinian] elections in Jerusalem is a national and political priority”“Shtayyeh: We demand international pressure to guarantee that elections will take place in Jerusalem”Dec 11, 2019
Mother of terrorists who killed 10 at National Women’s Day ceremony with PA PM, ministerText under picture: “Um Nasser Abu Hmeid in the center"Oct 28, 2019
PA PM: UNRWA “must be protected” until Palestinian refugees return to their homeland"Shtayyeh: UNRWA is the memory of the Palestinian people and we must protect them until the return of the refugees"Sep 28, 2019
PA Prime Minister: Investigations into suspected “honor killing” continue "The investigations in the framework of the case of young woman Israa Ghrayeb (i.e., died Aug. 29, 2019, in an suspected "honor killing”) continue"Sep 3, 2019
PA PM: Public employees will receive 60% of the month’s salary in addition to 50% for past cuts, due to financial crisis over terror salaries“Shtayyeh: The [PA] public employees’ salaries will be paid at a rate of 110%”Aug 23, 2019
PA PM praises official media's role in spreading the "Palestinian narrative" to the world which aids the leadership's "political struggle""when the Palestinian narrative reaches the entire world, this greatly aids the leadership’s political struggle and diplomatic effort."Aug 22, 2019
PA Prime Minister to Human Rights Watch: “There will be no arrest or persecution of any citizen due to the exercise of freedom of expression”"The [PA] government has guaranteed the citizens their right to freedom of expression out of constructive criticism"Jul 27, 2019
PA rejects construction of hospital on Gaza border: Part of “deal of the century”, meant to break connection between Gaza and West Bank“With American funding: A hospital in the northern Gaza Strip to perpetuate the break [in relations between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip]”Jul 10, 2019
PA PM: Dispute with Israel over terror salaries will lead to weakening of security forces"The tax dispute with Israel has caused a worsening of the current financial crisis"Jun 28, 2019
PA PM welcomes PA general elections, reiterates refusal to accept cuts to terror salaries, rejects US economic workshop"The prime minister repeated the Palestinian leadership's... rejection of our sons in the occupation’s prison being described as terrorists"Jun 18, 2019
Abbas secretly issued a decision to raise PA ministers' salaries by $2000; PA PM promises to revoke decision following public outrageHeadline: "The [PA] government has promised to revoke the ministers' salary raise"Jun 7, 2019