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How one of Palestine’s preeminent journalists lost hope for peace
Nasser Laham, the editor-in-chief of Palestine’s biggest independent media outlet, used to be an ardent supporter Abbas and the peace process. But after decades of failed attempts, something inside him changed. Today he believes Palestinians must stop talking about peace. ‘We’ll wait a thousand years, the Israelis will be defeated. What’s the hurry?’ By Meron Rapoport…
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July 8, 2018
Preparing for the day after Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas's heir apparent, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, will have to prove himself by distinguishing his path from that of his predecessor, widely viewed by Palestinians as a failure.
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Menachem Klein
March 12, 2018
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
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WATCH: protesters clash with soldiers at Bil’in barrier
Palestinian demonstrators and their supporters have clashed with Israeli soldiers at a weekly gathering in the village of Bil’in in the West Bank. It happened as the demonstrators approached a portion of the controversial separation barrier built by Israel. Soldiers fired back with tear gas after demonstrators drove a bulldozer into part of the barrier.…
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Roee Ruttenberg
June 24, 2011
Erekat on unity: respect our democracy
Abu Mazen: Like it or not, Hamas is part of Palestinian people. Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared today that the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas shouldn’t stand in the way of future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. In a meeting with representatives of “Israel Initiatives,” a group of businessmen and veteran…
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Noam Sheizaf
April 28, 2011
Hundreds at 6th Bil’in conference celebrate popular struggle
Dozens of European diplomats and senior figures from across the Palestinian political spectrum joined hundreds of activists in the opening of the 6th International Bil’in Conference on Popular Resistance. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, called for the international community to promote Palestinian self determination. The 6th annual Bil’in conference on popular resistance opened today in…
By
Joseph Dana
April 20, 2011
Palestinian elections: Recent polls show mixed signals
In terms of Palestinian democracy, there is no question that calling Presidential and Parliamentary elections for September 2011 (and maybe local elections) is the right thing. Postponed since 2009, holding elections can only strengthen the democratic culture and the legitimacy of state authorities. Holding regular, free elections in a non-state entity is actually an important…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
February 13, 2011
What could ElBaradei mean for Israel?
By Dahlia Scheindlin and Roi Maor By some accounts, Mohammed ElBaradei is not terribly charismatic. But after living abroad for over 30 years , he returned to Egypt with fanfare last Thursday, to announce his candidacy as successor to Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power roughly just as long. Roee Ruttenberg here on +972…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
February 1, 2011
Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” has special appeal for Palestinians
It was a Palestinian rally that had nothing to do with Palestine, yet everything to do with Palestine. Waving Palestinian and Tunisian flags in East Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Jaffa, hundreds gathered in solidarity with the people of Tunisia and their recent “Jasmine Revolution” as it has been dubbed. But that happened there, and this is…
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Roee Ruttenberg
January 19, 2011
+972 Magazine’s People of the Year 2010
The shortlist of 972’s people of the year 2010, chosen by the site’s bloggers Anat Kamm, former IDF soldier accused of leaking top secret documents to Haaretz reporter Uri Blau One day this March, my girlfriend went for a routine job interview. When she returned she had a story to tell: “You’ll never believe how…
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December 30, 2010
Peace talks officially dead: time to move on to Plan B
Now that negotiations have officially failed, it’s time for the U.S. to join three South American countries and endorse Palestinian unilateralism. True, a viable Palestinian state will not be ready by August 2011, but that’s besides the point. This declaration is only a means to an end As expected, the negotiations between Israel and the…
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Ami Kaufman
December 7, 2010
Nov 3: Intelligence chief expects regional conflict
The Headlines: Bad for Israel > Israel’s outgoing chief of Military Intelligence (and future head of Mossad?), Maj Gen Amos Yadlin, warns Israelis not be fooled by the “unprecedented” security they have enjoyed recently. The IDF’s own Jeremiah predicts that the “next military conflict” will happen on multiple fronts and may incur more fatalities. As…
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Roi Maor
November 3, 2010
The wild card – part II: More hints towards a unilateral move
Update below Last week I called for a grassroots movement to put pressure on the U.S. to recognize a declaration of independence by the Palestinian leadership. A wild card that may change the rules of the game. Since then, two interesting developments took place. The first took place at the Arab League meeting on Friday.…
By
Ami Kaufman
October 11, 2010
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