Reports
Hamas
Is Hamas Mellowing?
Over the past few weeks, as Palestinian reconciliation efforts have inched forward, some of Hamas’s leaders have provoked interest by apparently staking out new positions ...
World Report 2012: Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories
Serious human rights violations continued in 2011 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) ...
Palestinian Reconciliation: Plus ça change…
Hamas and Fatah surprised all with their announcement of a reconciliation accord ...
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Fatah, Hamas, Reconciliation, Executive Authorities, Government decisions, Reconciliation Text of the Agreement between Fatah and Hamas
Under the auspices of Egypt, delegations from the Fatah and Hamas movements met in Cairo on April 27, 2011 to discuss the issues concerning ending the political division and the achievement of national unity ...
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Fatah, Hamas, Reconciliation, Executive Authorities, Government decisions, Reconciliation Candidates for the next Palestinian PM
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- With the Palestinian unity agreement signed and set to be sealed on Wednesday noon in Cairo, four candidates have emerged as the top contenders for the post of prime minister ...
The text of a reconciliation agreement
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Fatah, Hamas, Reconciliation, Executive Authorities, Government decisions, Reconciliation The Palestinians: Can Fatah and Hamas Be Friends?
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Fatah, Hamas, Jabril Rajoub, Mahmoud Abbas, Reconciliation, Executive Authorities, Political parties The Palestinian Authority and the problem of reform under the Occupation
Is real reform of the Palestinian authority possible? Or is reform simply a matter of “dancing to the Occupation’s tune?” Also, can the types of reform be divided and classified in such a way so that some administrative, economic, educational, and social reforms are achieved, with the understanding that political and security reforms are much more difficult – if not impossible? Or will reform solely improve the image of the occupation and prolong its existence, which in itself is considered a deviation from the prime objective that Palestinian Authority was established to achieve – namely ending the occupation and not merely improving the status quo under its reign?! The Problem of the Palestinian Authority and Reform The problem of the Palestinian Authority stems from the fact that it was established based on the tenets of the 1993 Oslo Accords, in which the Authority not only forfeited its right to the 1948 Occupied Territories but also made some fundamental mistakes ...