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‘Israel’s nightmare? Mass nonviolent protest on the Gaza border’
Dr. Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and one of the most well-respected Palestinian analysts, talks about the strategy of the Gaza return march and what to expect in the coming weeks. By Meron Rapoport Gaza’s “Great Return March” has the potential to change the Palestinians’ strategy. If Hamas can ensure…
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April 9, 2018
Senior official urges Israelis to carry more guns following Fatah-Hamas accord
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has a unique response to the deal ending a decade of political, geographic and societal Palestinian divisions. The Israeli government’s response to the deal was among the tamest it has ever directed toward anything including the word Hamas, namely that Israel won’t conduct “diplomatic relations” with a Palestinian government including…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 19, 2017
The only people planning for the day after Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas’s sudden departure from the political stage could throw Palestine into complete chaos. And the only two sides preparing for such an eventuality are the Israeli Right and Hamas.
By
Menachem Klein
March 20, 2016
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‘If Israel keeps violating the status quo, this will become a religious war’
He left Hamas after Oslo, moved to Ramallah, and joined Abbas’ Palestinian Authority. Following the burning of the Dawabsha family and the conflagrations at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Supreme Sharia judge of the Palestinian Authority Dr. Mahmoud al-Habash warns Israel not to test Palestinian patience. On the charred walls of the Dawabsha home in the West Bank village of…
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Orly Noy
September 16, 2015
The road to Palestinian statehood runs through Gaza
Irrespective of who wins in Israel’s elections, Palestine will have to deal with the marginalization of its quest for statehood. That process must start by reintegrating Gaza into the Palestinian fold. By Salam Fayyad For Palestinians the quest for statehood begins with Gaza. But wait, is there still active regional or international interest in the cause…
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March 5, 2015
Do Israelis have any idea how bad it is in Gaza?
Nearly two million Gazans are living in a state of poverty and shortages, with few options of leaving and even fewer options for work. Nearly two million people who live in a giant prison, and Israelis cannot even begin to fathom how terrible their situation is. “I’m extremely concerned that if you leave Gaza in…
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Haggai Matar
February 17, 2015
Is Israel trying to force a third intifada?
Israeli incursions in the West Bank are the largest since the Second Intifada, while airstrikes over Gaza continue for a fifth consecutive night. “The ‘party’ tonight is lasting longer than usual,” says my friend from Gaza. He recently married, and he and his wife moved to the top floor of an apartment building with panoramic…
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Samer Badawi
June 20, 2014
In Gaza, looking back at Hamas’ legacy
Gaza’s younger generation always believed in Hamas’s right to be in power, but Hamas never believed in the youth’s right to take part in their own society. By Abeer Ayyoub I was only 18 when Hamas won the parliamentary elections in 2006. I wasn’t fully aware of the difference Hamas could make for the country,…
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+972 Magazine
June 14, 2014
Is Israel recognizing the Palestinian national unity government after all?
If the Israeli government insists on boycotting the new Palestinian unity government, how can it also insist on pouring money into the Palestinian Authority? By the end of June, Israel is expected to once more sit at the same table as the Palestinian Authority – the same Palestinian Authority that it has been so adamant…
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Haggai Matar
June 11, 2014
Five possible consequences of Hamas-Fatah unity
Hamas could be moderated by entering the mainstream, internationally acceptable Palestinian government. Or it could follow the Hezbollah model and slowly reverse Abbas’s legacy. The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation is either the end of days, or the dawn over new horizons. The deal is so confusing because it might mean one thing – or else the opposite.…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
June 2, 2014
Bucking Israeli sanctions, Palestinians form unity gov’t
Swearing in of technocratic government is a first step in ending a seven-year rift between Hamas and Fatah. Israel takes punitive measures against the inclusion of Hamas. A technocratic Palestinian unity government was sworn in on Monday, a first step toward ending a seven-year rift between rival factions Hamas and Fatah in the Gaza Strip…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
June 2, 2014
Hamas, Fatah say unity gov’t could be finalized in days
The makeup and formation of a technocratic unity government could be announced within days, or as soon as Egypt’s elections are finalized, Palestinian officials tell +972. Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed on the formation of a unity government in accordance with the reconciliation deal reached last month, a number of Palestinian officials told +972…
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Haggai Matar
May 28, 2014
More than just the PA at stake in Palestinian reconciliation
Recent statements by Abbas and Hamas leader Abu Marzouk can be seen as the opening salvos in what is sure to be a hotly contested campaign to lead the PLO and, through it, the Palestinian body politic. By Samer Badawi Following the displacement, 66 years ago today, of more than three-quarters of their population and…
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Samer Badawi
May 14, 2014
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