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Fatah

Terrorism is like advertising — it short-circuits the rational mind

September 1, 2010

Update below
If there’s just one lesson we can draw from the last decade it is this: utter the word “terrorism” and thought grinds to a halt, perceptions become blinkered and the power of human intelligence is suddenly put on hold.
Consider the attack near Hebron in the West Bank yesterday in which four Israelis were gunned [...]

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Time for a free and independent Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip

July 30, 2010

Geoffrey Aronson writes at Foreign Policy:
Prime Minister David Cameron during his recent visit to Turkey warned that the Gaza Strip “cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp.” Britain, however, along with the rest of the European community, and of course, Washington, are ambivalent guardians of the self-described prison camp run by [...]

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Hamas says rocket attacks are helping Israel

March 21, 2010

Once a strongman, always a strongman…
I don’t remember Ariel Sharon — or any other Israeli leader — being referred to as a “strongman”. I guess it’s a term reserved for men on the other side. Still, it’s funny (yet predictable) that a Hamas leader such as Dr. Mahmoud al-Zahar will be referred to as a [...]

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Netanyahu faces double intifada from Palestinians and settlers

February 23, 2010

In Haaretz, Aluf Benn writes:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is busy day and night, preparing Israel for a fateful confrontation with Iran. But his real problem may occur elsewhere. The territories are heating up, with the Palestinians escalating their protests against the settlements and the separation fence. The settlers, meanwhile, can smell Netanyahu’s weakness and are [...]

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The Dahlan connection – Updated

February 18, 2010

Update – Ayman Taha, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, was reported saying: “These statements concerning PA [Palestinian Authority] involvement [in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh's murder] are too hasty. This is not the official position of the movement, that the PA was involved. When the investigation is finished, we will announce who is behind the killing.” His statement [...]

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Free Barghouti now

January 4, 2010

Free Barghouti now
By Bradley Burston, Haaretz, January 4, 2010
Now, more than ever, Palestinians need Barghouti.
But Israel needs Barghouti as well. He is the key to the future of the two-state solution, and therefore, to an Israel which is democratic without qualification, peaceable without biennial war, demographically Jewish without apartheid, a true neighbor to its neighbors [...]

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Barghouti’s release a wild card in Mideast

December 6, 2009

Barghouti’s release a wild card in Mideast
By Joshua Mitnick, Washington Times, December 6, 2009
Amid swirling speculation about an imminent Israel-Hamas prisoner swap, the possible release of Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti could change the political dynamic in stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
More than any other of the hundreds of Palestinians that are expected to be freed by [...]

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Abbas is advised to cancel January vote

November 14, 2009

Abbas is advised to cancel January vote
By Charles Levinson, Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2009
Palestinian election officials said they can’t hold planned elections in January, which could give President Mahmoud Abbas a way to stay in office despite his threat to stand down — but could further roil Palestinian and Israeli politics.
Mr. Abbas’s threat, and [...]

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Mofaz seeks meeting with senior Hamas officials

November 9, 2009

Mofaz seeks meeting with senior Hamas officials
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz, November 10, 2009
Opposition MK Shaul Mofaz is planning to meet with senior Hamas officials, the Channel 10 website reported late Monday.
On Sunday, Mofaz presented his peace plan, which calls for the establishment within a year of a Palestinian state with provisional boundaries on 60 percent [...]

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Palestinians may need to pursue “one-state solution”

November 5, 2009

Palestinians may need to pursue “one-state solution”
By Mohammed Assadi, Reuters, November 4, 2009
Palestinians may have to abandon the goal of an independent state if Israel continues to expand Jewish settlements and the United States does not stop it, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Wednesday. It may be time for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [...]

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Hamas rejects Abbas’ decree over holding Palestinian elections on Jan. 24

October 23, 2009

Hamas rejects Abbas’ decree over holding Palestinian elections on Jan. 24
By Saud Abu Ramadan and Emad Drimly, Xinhua, October 24, 2009
Gaza Strip ruling Islamic Hamas movement rejected on Friday the decree of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called on the Palestinians to go for general elections on Jan. 24, 2010.
In a written statement sent to [...]

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Our shame near complete

October 16, 2009

Our shame near complete
By Ramzy Baroud, Al-Ahram Weekly, October 15, 2009
… he post-Oslo culture has espoused a class of contractors. These are businessmen who are either high-ranking officials in the PA and the Fatah Party, or both, or closely affiliated with them. Much of the billions of dollars of international aid that poured into Palestine [...]

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U.S. to Egypt: Fatah-Hamas deal undermines Israel-PA talks

October 13, 2009

U.S. to Egypt: Fatah-Hamas deal undermines Israel-PA talks
By Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz, October 13, 2009
The United States sent a message to Egypt stating it does not support the proposed reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas as it would undermine negotiations with Israel, Haaretz has learned.
George Mitchell, the U.S. envoy to the Middle East, [...]

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