National library director Ehab Bessaiso dismissed last month, days after he spoke out online against death of Nizar Banat while in Palestinian police custody

In first Palestinian response, Ramallah's foreign ministry applauds ice cream company for boycotting ‘illegal, immoral, imperial’ settlements

As crackdown continues, demonstrations sparked by death of outspoken critic shine unwanted light on corrupt and increasingly authoritarian Palestinian Authority

Fayyad said to meet with PA President Abbas, Hamas officials to advance initiative that would see him take the top spot; the technocrat was unpopular during his time as PM

PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh later orders release of all those detained during Ramallah protest, in latest rally sparked by death of government critic

Rights group says Farid al-Atrash arrested, but no comment from Shin Bet; Muhannad Karajah, lawyer for late Abbas critic Nizar Banat, briefly detained by PA

Palestinians in Ramallah call for 'the fall of the regime'; unlike previous rallies, Palestinian forces refrain from violently dispersing crowds

Islamist group leads latest demonstrations in Ramallah, Hebron after Nizar Banat died following his arrest by Palestinian security services earlier this week

Young man wounded near Ramallah during confrontations, Palestinians say; no comment from IDF

Military says Jamal Tawil encouraged recent riots, was working to reform terror group's Ramallah headquarters; Hamas denounces the detention, vows to continue fighting