PA Mufti issues religious ruling banning those who normalize relations with Israel from praying at Al-Aqsa MosqueSheikh Muhammad Hussein issued a fatwa religious ruling determining that "praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the framework of the normalization agreement between Israel and the UAE is forbidden" because "cooperating" with Israel in any way is "forbidden"Aug 16, 2020
PA warns Israel against annexation: Defense will be “with spirit and blood”“No to the deal of the century”Jun 21, 2020 & Jul 20, 2020
Fatah call for escalation in terrorismFatah Deputy Chairman calls for violence. Mahmoud Al-Aloul claims violence is "right to our basic principles" Jul 4, 2020
Fatah Youth Movement proclaims that "a new Palestinian period is launching, whose headline is confrontation and resistance""It is important to seek a new Palestinian path based on taking initiative and resisting" says Fatah Shabiba Youth Movement, while giving "full support to Abbas' decision to revoke all agreements with Israel and the US"May 21, 2020
Erekat falsely claims, Israel bound by international law to release terroristsEast Jerusalem is capital of State of Palestine, says Erekat. Erekat falsely claims Fourth Geneva Convention for release of terrorist murderersMay 3, 2020
PA President calls terrorist, murderer of 125 Israelis, a source of inspiration and hopeHonoוring “heroic” Palestinian terrorists, Abbas says that the men who murdered innocent Israelis are “role models” who must be rememberedApr 17, 2020
PA Mufti reiterates religious prohibitions against cooperating with Trump peace deal or selling land to Israelis, land is “Islamic waqf”"A fatwa that bans working to cooperate with the deal of the century and its disseminators who will be pursued by a curse until Judgment Day"Mar 6, 2020
Explosives thrown at Ramallah restaurant that hosted "normalization" meeting between senior PA official and Israeli journalists"Our Palestinian people will get revenge on you"Feb 17, 2020
PA Mufti in religious ruling: Anyone who cooperates with Trump peace plan is betraying Allah"Anyone who cooperates with the deal is betraying Allah, His Messenger [Muhammad], the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, and Palestine"Feb 12, 2020
Abbas in La La Land #1: Abbas: We “spread a culture of peace,” - Yet Fatah enters 2020 with knives, rifles, and suicide belts"We do not want violence. We do not want terror."Feb 11, 2020
Abbas in La La Land #2: Abbas: Palestinians “will never turn to violence and terror” - Yet Fatah enters 2020 with knives, rifles, and suicide belts"We are against terror and violence, regardless of its color, form, or source"Feb 11, 2020
Abbas speech responding to Trump "deal of the century"Official PA TV, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech on Jan. 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
Better to fight and die as Martyrs than to accept Trump’s deal – “We welcome death for Allah” says top PA official"We welcome death for the sake of Allah"Jan 24, 2020
PA official condemns Muslims killing innocent Muslim “infidels” but asks Allah for “victory over the infidel people” – i.e., Israel"Allah, forgive us our sins... and grant us victory over the infidel people"Aug 30, 2019
Abbas advisor following attacks on Saudi blogger while visiting the Temple Mount: Those who visit Jerusalem in the framework of “normalization” are not welcome and will be cursed"Anyone who comes to it [Jerusalem] under the auspices of the oppressive occupier is not wanted"Jul 22, 2019
PA PM: US policies make Palestinians unable to agree to any deal; “Agreeing to [Israel’s tax] deductions is an implied admission of funding terrorism” "How it is possible to agree to this deal, while the steps [Trump] has implemented on the ground are worse than the expected phrasing of the deal of the century?"Jun 17, 2019
PA PM against US-led Bahrain economic conference: “On behalf of the Martyrs, wounded, prisoners, and their family members,” conference “will be stillborn”“Shtayyeh: The Manama [in Bahrain] Conference will be stillborn”May 27, 2019
Abbas to Harvard students: We believe in peaceful negotiations, we are not terrorists"We will not choose another path to achieve our right other than negotiations"Mar 24, 2019
Fatah official: We “will not be prisoners of coexistence with this hangman,” i.e. Israel; glorifies terrorists and terrorism Zaki: "We will continue our struggle until we obtain our goals, an independent state whose capital is Jerusalem – and Haifa, Lod, Jaffa, and Safed will remain in our minds and thoughts... He also praised the path of struggle of the Palestinian people." Mar 22, 2019
Abbas: Israel is trying to turn this into a religious conflict, which we absolutely reject "Our conflict is not religious and we are not against the Jews"Feb 19, 2019
PLO Chief Negotiator: Israeli decision to cut tax monies is “part of the Israeli-American plan to destroy the PA… Those carrying out normalization with Israel are sticking a knife in the back of the [Palestinian] people”“PLO Executive Committee Secretary Saeb Erekat said yesterday [Feb. 17, 2019]: ‘The deduction of the salaries of the prisoners and Martyrs’ (Shahids’) families from the tax money (refers to Israeli law deducting terrorist salaries from PA tax money; see note below –Ed.), which Israel intends to...”Feb 18, 2019
Fatah official calls for Hamas-Fatah unity, says world supports Palestinian "resistance,” and is against “normalization” with Israel "The armed resistance in the Gaza Strip is one of the most important national achievements"Dec 31, 2018
Fatah official condemns US-led anti-Hamas resolution; says Fatah "opposes making any accusation of terror against Palestinians in any form;" condemns Arab countries’ normalization with Israel“Fatah Movement Central Committee member [and Fatah Commissioner of Treasury and Economy] Muhammad Shtayyeh said two days ago [Nov. 19, 2018] that Fatah is ready for a full national reconciliation [with Hamas]… He emphasized that the Palestinian position, which opposes the so-called ‘deal of the...”Nov 21, 2018
Palestinian journalist quotes Arafat about Oslo Accords: “I promise you that you will see the Jews fleeing from Palestine like mice fleeing from a sinking ship,” accuses Israel of poisoning ArafatArticle by Abd Al-Bari Atwan, Palestinian journalist and editor of the online newspaper Rai Al-Yawm: “I remember that he [former PLO and PA President Yasser Arafat] took me aside when we left his office in the Jugurtha neighborhood of Tunis – on the pretext of going out for a walk and in order to...”Sep 13, 2018
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas rejects all negotiations with the US if Jerusalem and refugee problem are off the tableOfficial PA TV, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the opening event of the Jerusalem the Capital of the Islamic Youth 2018 conference at the PA headquarters in Ramallah PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “Not only have [the Americans] taken Jerusalem off the table, but they have also spoken about UNRWA...”Feb 6, 2018