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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. (AFP)

Lieberman Accuses Abbas of ‘Dragging Hamas to War’ with Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman accused on Thursday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of prolonging the economic crisis in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. He said that Abbas is “pressuring Hamas in Gaza in order to drag it into a war with...

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Israeli soldiers stand guard by a fence separating the West Bank from Israel. (AFP)

Trump to Send Top Aides to Jerusalem, Ramallah to Revive Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | Middle East

US President Donald Trump will send later this week his top aides to Jerusalem and Ramallah to resume efforts to possibly revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, announced a White House official on Sunday. Jared Kushner, who is Trump’s son-in-law and...

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Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by the Palestinian Authority. (AFP)

Crisis Deepens as Israel Lowers Power Supply for Palestinians in Gaza

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 12, 2017 | Middle East

Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan announced on Monday that Tel Aviv will reduce electrical power to Gaza, deepening an energy crisis in the Hamas-controlled coastal strip. The decision will worsen the living conditions of about 2 million people living in...

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Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniya. (AFP)

Hamas Voices Readiness to Leave Qatar as Haniya Visits Iran

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – The Hamas movement announced that its officials and affiliates were ready to leave the Qatari capital Doha in what appears to be a precursor to the movement lessening its presence there. Hamas justified its decision by saying that it wants to avoid Arab...

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US President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas deliver remarks after a meeting in the West Bank on May 23, 2017. (Reuters)

Palestinian Sources: US Ideas Ripe For Negotiation

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian sources expected on Tuesday the US administration to suggest ideas ripe for negotiation concerning the most sensitive and disputed issues with Israel in the framework of reaching a peace agreement between the two sides. “The Palestinians...