The Palestinian Authority (PA) was always just as bad as Hamas, even when Joe Biden viewed the PA as the best choice to govern Gaza after the Israel-Gaza war.
Now the PA is showing its rage at the Islamic Republic of Iran for not standing by Hamas after the October 7, 2023 Hamas jihad massacres, during Israel’s war on Hamas. This is despite long-standing rifts between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
Although the PA refers to October 7 itself as a “war,” it was not a war. It was a barbaric jihadist attack targeting civilians (infants included), murdering them and committing the most heinous atrocities against them.
October 7 was an act of casting terror into the hearts of disbelievers, as are violent attacks on Christians in Africa.
When your Lord inspired the angels, I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then strike the necks and strike their fingertips. — Qur’an 8:12
“Iran should have fired more missiles at Israel in Oct. 7 war – Palestinian Authority complains,” by Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch, April 6, 2026:
The Palestinian Authority, in its official daily, complained that Iran didn’t launch more missiles against Israel during the Oct. 7 war, but instead left Hamas to fight alone:
“Some are wondering today, with or without amazement, where these missiles were during the Zionist and religious Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip.”
[Official PA daily editorial, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, March 26, 2026]
The PA argued that had Iran cared about the Palestinians and not “abandoned Hamas,” the outcome of the Oct. 7 war would have been different:
“If at the time Iran had launched a quarter of the missiles it has launched on Jordan and the Arab Gulf states, the course of that war would have changed, and perhaps it would have even stopped in its first month.“
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, March 26, 2026]
During the Oct. 7 war, Palestinian Media Watch exposed the PA’s changing attitudes toward Iran. In earlier bulletins, PMW noted that as Iran’s nuclear program was destroyed, the Palestinian Authority began turning against it. Previously, Fatah’s terror wing had celebrated Iranian missiles and their goal of “eliminating Israel from existence.” More recently, the Palestinian Authority has mocked Iran, suggesting that Palestinians kill Israelis more effectively than Iranian missiles do. Additionally, the Palestinian Authority has stated that Hamas “brought hell on the Palestinian people,” serving their Iranian “masters.”
In the current war, PMW has documented that the PA has been silent about the American-Israeli attack on Iran and has condemned only Iranian missiles targeting Arab states. The Palestinian terror organizations openly mourned Khamenei, while the PA had no comment. The PA’s greatest worry is that the war with Iran will “erase” the Palestinian issue from the daily news.
The following is a longer excerpt of the PA’s editorial….
Billy says
Islam and its Muslims are a treacherous, terroristic curse to Non-Muslims wherever Muslims live as taught by Allah in Islam’s Qur’an(Qur’an 4:95; 9:5, 29, 111; 49:15, etc.). Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…”
Islam is bad says
Jihadis always going to wage Jihad.
President Trump should have kept going in Iran until not a single Jihadi remained on Iran.
Israel should keep going until not a single Jihadi remains in Gaza, the West Bank or Lebanon.
WPM says
One more reason that the “two state solution” would not work or bring peace to the region .Jihadist got to jihad ,you cannot reason with people whose main goal in life is to either kill you or enslave you .They are willing to throw their own people, s lives away as they steal aid money to buy real estate overseas ,blame the joos for the problems the so call leaders cause .What is a moderate Moslem leader the one who pays other Moslems to wage violent jihad (and die for it) as the moderate leader holds up in a 5 star hotel out of harms way out of the line of fire .
Westman says
The PA doesn’t seem to understand that there are no Muslim nations which want, “Palestinians”, who allowing and supporting Hamas, are considered to be thankless troublemakers.
It seems every major involvement with the, “Palestinians”, versus Israel, results in another “Nakba” for all involved. Iran was content to fund others to harass Israel, yet even that finally dragged Iran into into direct war with Israel and the US. No honest person could deny that Iran has recently suffered a, “Nakba”, which may deepen.
“…So make those who believe stand firm. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve….” There are two problems with this Quranic claim, 1.) When less than 30% of the citizens support Iran it doesn’t, “stand firm”, and, 2.) Israel/US are not terrified and Iran is further isolating itself, burning/bombing its bridges with Sunnis.
Iran stands alone, and like the PA, doesn’t understand its Diety is not, “with it”. It appears to be a human axiom – evil men never consider themselves to be evil.
Andrew Blackadder says
Can anybody explain why The Left screams about money going to Israeli Defense while having nothing to say about money going to the PA who wish us all harm ?
Inquiring minds want to know.
OLD GUY says
Palestinian Authority a group that choose a name to sound important and draw in cash while spreading hate and violence against the people supporting them.