PA: Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory is main incitement of violence
Palestinian Authority 'serious about peace', official says, but critics accuse leadership of 'disempowering the people' by suppressing demonstrations

Palestinian Authority officers wait for a speech by President Abbas on September 30, 2015 (AFP)
Palestinian Authority 'serious about peace', official says, but critics accuse leadership of 'disempowering the people' by suppressing demonstrations

Palestinian Authority officers wait for a speech by President Abbas on September 30, 2015 (AFP)
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Palestinian Authority officials have told Middle East Eye that it is “Israeli propaganda” to suggest they are responsible for a wave of violence that has rocked Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories in recent weeks.