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Is Hamas Mellowing?

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22/01/2012, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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 ...

Full text of "State of Palestine" UN application letter and documents

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24/09/2011, The Electronic Intifada
The Electronic Intifada has obtained a copy of the full text of the application for UN membership for the “State of Palestine” presented yesterday by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ...

Palestinian Reconciliation: Plus ça change…

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20/07/2011, International Crisis Group
Hamas and Fatah surprised all with their announcement of a reconciliation accord ...

Palestine: The fire next time?

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06/07/2011, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
“The third intifada has already begun,” a very mild-mannered Palestinian told me last week when I asked her if she expected a new uprising should Palestinian diplomatic efforts fail ...

Candidates for the next Palestinian PM

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04/05/2011, Maan News Agency
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 ...

Text of the Agreement between Fatah and Hamas

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04/05/2011, Palestine Monitor
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 ...

The Palestinian Authority and the problem of reform under the Occupation

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20/12/2010, Al-Zaytouna Center
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 ...