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Opinion:Kuntar Was Not a Hero nor Was Hezbollah Ever a Resistance

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 24, 2015 | Opinion

The Syrian tragedy is truly unique and cannot be compared to others; it had revealed masks exposing truths covered up and hidden beneath the Arab stage of politics. Moreover, Syria’s battlefield was the place where a Hezbollah paramount was taken down quietly without...

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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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A photograph supplied by thePalestinian Authority shows special US special envoy Martin Indyk meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) and Saeb Erekat (R), the Palestinian chief negotiator, in the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 11 August 2013. (EPA/THAER GHANAIM )

New Palestinian–Israeli negotiations begin in Jerusalem

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 15, 2013 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinian–Israeli negotiations resumed yesterday after a three year pause, as negotiators met in Jersualem’s King David Hotel. The current round of negotiations has been kept deliberately low-key, with meetings beginning without any...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman.)

Palestinians deadlocked on Kerry peace plan

by Kifah Ziboun and Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jul 19, 2013 | Middle East

Amman/Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry has extended his stay in Amman as the Palestinian sides appear to be far from reaching consensus over the resumption of peace talks with Israel. Seeking to persuade the Palestinians of his peace...

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A girl is pictured through a broken window after clashes at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon. (R)

PLO Denies Presence of Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Group in Refugee Camp

by Nazeer Rida | May 5, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinians based in the Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in south Lebanon are angry over rumors that the Al-Nusra Front is currently present there. Many Palestinians worried about this possible involvement in the Syrian crisis and the implications...