Hamas and officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) reacted with fury and condemnation to the decision of the U.S. and some 15 other countries to suspend funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) over the involvement of several of its employees in the October 7 attack against Israel. The numerous condemnations reflected the Palestinian
The Palestinian Authority (PA) daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida has lately begun publishing articles voicing criticism against Hamas. Among them is a January 11, 2024 article by columnist Bassem Barhoum titled "Everyone Makes Mistakes – Is Hamas Infallible?", in which he argued that Hamas' October 7 attack was impressive in terms of its planning and execution, but that it nevertheless
The January 22, 2024 editorial of the Palestinian Authority (PA) daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida directs harsh criticism at Hamas, contrasting its rule in Gaza in the last 17 years with the rule of the PA, which governed Gaza for about a decade after the 1993 Oslo Accords. The editorial claims that the PA gave the Strip a decade of construction, development and prosperity, whereas
The January 22, 2024 editorial of the Palestinian Authority (PA) daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida directs harsh criticism at Hamas, contrasting its rule in Gaza in the last 17 years with the rule of the PA, which governed Gaza for about a decade after the 1993 Oslo Accords. The editorial claims that the PA gave the Strip a decade of construction, development and prosperity, whereas