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Khaled Abu Toameh

Khaled Abu Toameh is an award winning Arab and Palestinian Affairs journalist formerly with The Jerusalem Post. He is Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and a Fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Israeli forces during a counterterror operation in Jenin and Tulkarem in northern Samaria on Aug. 28, 2024. Credit: IDF.

Iran’s war against Israel from the West Bank

Under the current circumstances, handing the Gaza Strip over to the P.A. would not only be seen as a big reward to Iran and its terror proxies but most likely lead to a major war.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Aug. 29, 2024

Palestinians attack Israeli security personnel during a counter-terrorism operation in Nablus, Feb. 22, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

The jihad to destroy Israel

For Iran and its allies, the conflict does not concern borders, refugees, prisoners, settlements or checkpoints. It is actually about Israel’s continued existence in the Middle East.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Aug. 27, 2024

Hamas leader in exile Khaled Meshaal (right) and Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 10, 2012. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Palestinians loathed Hamas’s corrupt Qatar club

There are several reasons why Haniyeh’s death did not lead to massive protests in the West Bank.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Aug. 12, 2024

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrives in Gaza, at the Rafah border crossing from Egypt, after reconciliation talks with Fatah mediated by Egyptian intelligence, Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Ismail Haniyeh’s place in Palestinian politics

The death of the leader is unlikely to affect the war but will significantly complicate Hamas-Fatah unity prospects.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Aug. 1, 2024

Palestinian students supporters of the Hamas movement wave the movement's flag during a rally at Birzeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 19, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

For many Palestinians, the ‘day after’ should look just like the ‘day before’

There is virtually no debate among the Palestinians about the “day after” in the Gaza Strip, even though some in Israel and the United States appear to be obsessed with the idea.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Jul. 14, 2024

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in Beijing, China, on June 14, 2023. Photo by Pool/Getty Images.

Does the Palestinian leadership represent all Palestinians?

The Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad claims to represent 6-7 million Palestinians in over 50 countries, and opposes the PLO and Palestinian Authority.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Jul. 9, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, Jan. 10, 2024. Credit: U.S. Department of State.

A Palestinian state will perpetuate the chaos

The last thing the Palestinians need is another corrupt authoritarian kleptocratic state.

Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh

Jun. 3, 2024

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Cairo on Feb. 23, 2012. Credit: Mohammed al-Hums/Flash 90.

Does the PA really want to return to Gaza?

Instead of preparing the P.A. for regaining control of the Gaza Strip, Abbas has opted to focus his efforts on delegitimizing and isolating Israel.

Khaled Abu Toameh

May. 22, 2024

Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Lions’ Den terror group in the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, Dec. 9, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Palestinian militias are resurgent in the northern West Bank

Almost every town, village and refugee camp in the northern West Bank has its own “battalion” made up of dozens of armed men, who are hailed as “heroes” and “resistance fighters.”

Khaled Abu Toameh

May. 2, 2024