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Palestinian Muslim worshipers walk in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound following Friday prayers on May 2, 2014 in Jerusalem’s Old City. US Secretary of State John Kerry’s nine-month effort to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal formally collapsed this week, with no revival on the horizon because each side appears firmly entrenched in its positions. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD […]

Debate: The Gaza agreement will not result in real unity government

by Khalil Shaheen | May 3, 2014 | Debate

The recent Gaza agreement on Palestinian reconciliation has raised many questions about each of its seven clauses, rather than bringing closure to Palestinians’ feelings of anxiety and frustration following persistent internal division. These questions come amid...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Sde Boker, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Netanyahu said that Israel would do all it could to keep world powers from striking a “bad and dangerous” deal with Iran over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/David Buimovitch, Pool)

Debate: The Palestinians should withdraw from negotiations

by Khalil Shaheen | Dec 1, 2013 | Debate

It is difficult not to accept claims that the escalation in the Israeli government’s discourse regarding the basis for a negotiated settlement and its settlement activity on the ground are part of an attempt by Prime Minister Netanyahu to derail the ongoing...