Palestinian Authority
4 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Blair denies role in reported Palestinian textbook pressure
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied allegations he pressured the Palestinian Authority to remove the word "Palestine" from school textbooks.
Israel issues land seizure orders in West Bank Area A
Israeli authorities have issued orders to seize land in the occupied West Bank, including territory under Palestinian control, according to Amnesty International.
UK plans sanctions on Israeli settlements
Britain's new government will announce economic sanctions and a ban on goods from Israeli West Bank settlements within weeks, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament.
Israeli checkpoints and barriers fragment West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Movement restrictions across the occupied West Bank have reached their highest level in two decades, with hundreds of checkpoints, gates and barriers fragmenting Palestinian territory and damaging the economy.
