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Palestinians celebrate and wave green Hamas and yellow Fatah flags as they wait for the released prisoners at a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Hanoun between north of Gaza Strip and Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. (AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

A House Divided

by Jacqueline Shoen | Sep 11, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

For a while, reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas resembled peace talks between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization: a perpetual re-enactment of similar scenarios, press statements and meetings, with decreasing public expectation of genuine...

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File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses on April 16, 2013 members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)

Hamas Praises Erdoğan’s Anticipated Visit to Gaza

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2013 | Middle East

Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hamas government official Ghazi Hamad emphasized that a successful visit by Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Gaza Strip would “serve the interests of all Palestinians.” Erdoğan has been invited to visit the Palestinian...

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A gunman stands near a picture of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon. (R)

Estrangement between Fatah and Hamas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 14, 2013 | Middle East

Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—In contrast to recent press reports that there are plans to begin meetings between the leaders of Fatah and Hamas to resume reconciliation efforts, informed Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that there is still a deep rift between the two...