Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas faced backlash for making offensive and faulty comparisons between Israeli actions and the Holocaust.

The WikiLeaks documents provide insight into the relationship between the United States, Yasser Arafat, and the Palestinian cause during the Kissinger era.

In recent years, the Palestinians have made gradual progress in building governing institutions, particularly under Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in the West Bank, leading to economic growth and improved security.