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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the summit of the Arab League at the Dead Sea, Jordan, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)

Abbas Promises Decisive Steps to End Hamas-Fatah Rift

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestine leader Mahmoud Abbas criticized the new Hamas declaration in Gaza, saying that not only it represents a challenge but has also forced the Palestinian Authority to take measures to counter its effect. A Gaza Strip official said that Hamas openly...

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Youth walk under an ISIS flag in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Clashes in Ain Al-Hilweh, Support to Fatah’s Attack against Badr Group

by Paula Astih | Apr 9, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Heavy clashes continue at the south Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh Camp since Friday evening, following a green light given by Fatah Faction and the rest of Palestinian factions to target Bilal Badr group, which has recently resisted the security forces as they tried...

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A Palestinian Authority employee holds a placard during a protest the sudden slashing of their monthly salaries at the Unknown Soldier Park in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP)

Wave of Anger after Palestinian Govt. Slashes Gaza Employee Wages

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – The Palestinian Authority announced on Wednesday that it was cutting the salaries of tens of thousands of government employees in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The decision to cut the salaries by 30 percent deepened the divide between the West Bank and...

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A Palestinian boy waves a flag in the West Bank. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Fatah Deputy Chief: We Accept a One-State Solution

by Kifah Ziboun | Mar 1, 2017 | Interviews

Ramallah – Since I met him a few months ago, nothing has changed in Mahmoud el-Aloul’s entourage even though he has been elected the deputy party chief of Fatah, which means he could become leader of the movement in case of any surprises, and consequently president of...

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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Reuters

Fatah Picks Deputy Leader to Mahmoud Abbas

by Kafah Zaboun | Feb 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah-Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement has chosen Mahmoud al-Aloul as deputy party leader. Aloul is a member of the central committee of Fatah, which approved the decision amid criticism by supporters of Prisoner Marwan Barghouti, who was...