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Hamas military wing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades members, AP

Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Faces Multifaceted Partisan Complexities

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Egyptian-Fatah-Hamas Declaration on brokering a new agreement between the two movements has not succeeded in removing doubts among Palestinians about the possibility of a genuine reconciliation. Palestinians tested how both movements had previously...

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Kids write their homework in Gaza Strip amid power outage, AFP

Fatah’s Azzam Al Ahmad Plans Cairo Trip in Hopes of Healing Divide with Hamas

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian Authority sources announced that the Ramallah-based Fatah party will look into details with Egyptian officials concerning recent talks with Hamas. This will be prior to Fatah taking decisions for upcoming steps, the sources said. “President...

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Following the attack, Friday prayers at al-Aqsa were cancelled for the first time in decades [Reuters]

Jordanian Monarch to Visit Palestinian Authority Leader in Ramallah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli diplomatic sources on Friday said that recent developments show evidence of a clear escalation with Jordan’s capital Amman, as Jordanian King Abdullah II announced paying a rare visit Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah. The visit...

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Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh (Photo: AP)

Gaza Faces Mounting Frustration as Hamas Marks a Decade of Independent Policy

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 15, 2017 | Features

Ramallah- Ten years into Hamas taking control over Gaza Strip, options have diminished over time to the extent that threats of going into a fourth war with Israel emerged. Hamas, refusing to cooperate with the Palestinian Authorities, now confronts the building steam...

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Palestinians waiting to pass through an Israeli checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Credit Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

Life Behind Israel’s Checkpoints

by Raja Shehadeh | May 24, 2017 | Opinion

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Every conflict has its heroes. In Palestine they’re the taxi drivers. After living for half a century under occupation, I can no longer endure the anxiety of what might appear on the road, whether it is angry drivers bottlenecked at the hundreds...