New Guard Replaces Old in Fatah
As long as Fatah had leaders in various Arab countries, they were susceptible to pressures from those hosts. That has all but disappeared with the majority of its leadership now based inside Palestine.
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Expressing disappointment and calling on Israel not to repeat its actions is ineffective, so when will America's policy change from a slap on the wrist to a handcuff to international law?
Hamas Again Accepts a Palestinian State on The 1967 Lines
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Why the Strings of Peace Were Silenced
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The Story You Aren't Hearing About Israel
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Israel on the Brink
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Far Right in Israel Sabotages Obama's Two-State Solution, But Possible Prisoner Release Offers Hope (Maybe)
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Whoops! I Was Dead Wrong about Words and Deeds in the Middle East
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Israel: On the Right Side of History
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Israel's Suicide Mission?
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Obama's Silence
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