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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Unprecedented Verbal Attack between Palestinian Authority, Hamas

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 16, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Gaza – An unprecedented verbal attack has broken out between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas on the eve of a planned meeting between the two sides in Gaza in order to put an end to the Palestinian division. Hamas Movement said that Palestinian...

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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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People look through the books on display at a book fair in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. (Facebook)

20 Organizations Participate in Gaza Book Fair

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Gaza – The Ministry of Culture in the Gaza Strip launched a book fair on Sunday, after a four-year absence caused by the Israeli blockade. The fair, themed “Jerusalem” (Al-Quds), was organized in the heart of Gaza and featured thousands of publications. Al-Quds...

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Palestinian fighters from the Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, stand inside an underground tunnel in Gaza on August 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

Hamas Gives Israel’s Agents One Week to Repent

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Hamas said on Tuesday it would offer a “week of redemption” for collaborators with Israel to avoid arrest and punishment, within a campaign to avenge last month’s assassination of Mazen Faqha, a senior official in Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigade, Hamas’...

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Israel’s controversial barrier runs along the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem November 23, 2013. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israel to Build Wall with Gaza, Expects Hamas to Wage War

by Nazir Majli | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israeli military sources revealed that the army is preparing “calmly, but firmly” for a new major offensive with the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. The sources stressed that the reason behind the military confrontation will not be the assassination of...