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Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmed (L), head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh (C) and senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq hold their hands after announcing a reconciliation agreement in Gaza City, in this April 23, 2014 file picture. Israel suspended peace talks with the Palestinians on April 24, 2014 in response to President Mahmoud […]

Debate: The Gaza agreement will result in real unity government

by Samih Shabib | May 3, 2014 | Debate

Most Palestinians received news of the end of the division between Hamas and Fatah with tepid approval and, in the best of cases, with extremely cautious optimism. This latest end to the division between Hamas and Fatah comes following years of discussions under the...

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Palestinians men walk towards an Israeli checkpoint on their way to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, July 26, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month […]

Debate: The Palestinians should not withdraw from negotiations

by Samih Shabib | Dec 1, 2013 | Opinion

News of the resumption of the Palestinian–Israeli peace talks was not received with great interest by ordinary Palestinians. On the contrary, most popular and political circles took the news casually and considered it to be a Palestinian climb-down over issues that...