Fatah on Huffington Post

Dr. Michael Sharnoff: Palestinian Attitudes Toward Israel

2012-05-24T15:33:45Z

A third intifada could have disastrous consequences for all parties involved. Yet it remains unclear if a new uprising would be directed against Palestinian leaders for failing to deliver realistic change and reform or against Israel -- or both.

Read more: World News, Human Rights, Middle East Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Politics, Fatah, Israel, Israeli Politics, Hamas, International Relations, Palestinians, Foreign Policy, World News

Dr. Michael Sharnoff: Jordanians and Palestinians at a New Crossroad

2012-04-18T15:06:18Z

King Abdullah has frequently gone out of his way to assert that "Jordan is Jordan" and "Palestine is Palestine." He has also encouraged Hamas to dispel the possibility of Jordan serving as a substitute homeland.

Read more: Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Two-State Solution, Fatah, King Abdullah, Israel, United States, Hamas, Palestinians, Middle East Peace, World News, World News

Carlo Strenger: Open Letter to Hamas: You Are Responsible for Your People's Fate

2012-03-15T11:35:26Z

It is time for Hamas to realize that it holds the key to the future of its own people. Israelis will not move towards peace as long as Hamas, a central player and crucial part of Palestinian society will not endorse peace explicitly.

Read more: Ismail Haniyeh, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Protocols of Elders of Zion, Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza, Fatah, Hamas, Israel Hamas, Hamas Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, Hamas Fatah, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Khaled Meshaal, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

Daoud Kuttab: Did Hamas Cave-in for Practical or Financial Reasons or Both?

2012-02-18T14:57:06Z

While the agreement in Doha was not the first public display of reconciliation between leaders of the largest Palestinian factions, many felt that this time, the agreement was for real. Why?

Read more: Jordan, Iran, Terrorism, Foreign Affairs, Fatah, Abbas, Israel, Hamas, Qatar, Fayyad, Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas Gaza, Hamas Movement, Syria, World News

Daoud Kuttab: Mahmoud Abbas's Multiple Titles Will Not Last

2012-02-08T20:26:26Z

If anything, recent months saw Hamas move much more to the political center, accepting de facto an Israel based on the 1967 borders and agreeing to reach that goal through "popular struggle" rather than "military means."

Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Netanyahu, Foreign Relations, Abbas, Fatah, Plo, Hamas, World News

Dr. Michael Sharnoff: Reflections on a New Hamas Strategy

2012-02-08T15:29:41Z

Perhaps the true reason behind Hamas' new pragmatism is the realization that Gazans and West Bankers could mimic Arab Spring protestors and channel their rage against Palestinian leaders if they fail to deliver change.

Read more: Fatah, Israel, Palestinian Reconciliation, Mahmoud Abbas, Khaled Meshaal, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Middle East, Palestinian, World News, World News

Palestinians Reach Deal On Unity Government

2012-02-06T14:24:46Z

RAMALLAH, West Bank — After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the I...

Read more: Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah Hamas Deal, Israel Palestinians, Fatah Hamas Unity Government, Gaza, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Khaled Mashaal, Palestinians Unity Government, Palestinians, Fatah, Palestinian Deal, Hamas, World News

Shai Baitel: The Worst Possible Option

2012-02-03T09:36:06Z

Whoever agrees that the preferred solution to the conflict are two-states-for-two-peoples needs to realize that this possibility to implement is gradually slipping away while no progress, however small or incremental, is being made.

Read more: Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayyad, Negotiations, Jerusalem, West Bank, Quartet, State of Palestine, Land Swaps, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations, Fatah, European Union, United States, Hamas, Settlements, Palestinians, Palestinian Authority, Israelis, Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, East Jerusalem, Russia, Borders, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, Incitement, Herzliya Conference, Interim Agreement, Security, Green Line, World News

Jonathan Guyer: Six Questions for Dr. Hanan Ashrawi

2012-01-10T17:09:55Z

I sat down with Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, member of the The Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee and discussed the PLO's strategies for 2012.

Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Quartet, Israel-Palestine, Palestinian, Fatah, Plo, Palestine, Hamas, Bds, Jerusalem, Hanan Ashrawi, Gaza, Palestinian Unity, Cairo, Ramallah, Israel, One-State, Reconciliation, World News

Palestinians Set Elections For May 4

2011-11-28T09:39:59Z

VIENNA — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday set May 4 as the date for general elections meant to end a long-standing rift that has le...

Read more: Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Hamas Fatah Elections, Palestine Elections, Fatah, Hamas, Hamas Fatah Reconciliation, Palestinian Elections, World News

Rival Palestinian Factions Hold Talks, Say They Narrowed Gaps

2011-11-24T12:19:03Z

CAIRO — Rival Palestinian leaders on Thursday held their first detailed talks on reconciliation since the Islamic militant Hamas seized control ...

Read more: Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Gaza, Khaled Mashaal, Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Palestinian Talks, Hamas Fatah Talks, Palestinian Israeli Conflict, World News

Hamas, Fatah Reportedly Agree To Hold Elections

2011-11-15T16:30:39Z

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed to hold elections next May, a senior official said Tuesday, in ...

Read more: West Bank, Gaza, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Salam Fayyad, Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Fatah Hamas Elections, Palestinian Elections, World News

Palestinian Police Target Home Of President's Rival In Raid

2011-07-28T10:10:54Z

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian police raided the West Bank home of a rival of President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, deepening a feud that has ...

Read more: Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammed Dahlan, West Bank, Palestinian Police, Fatah, Palestinian Politics, World News

Alon Ben-Meir: The Israel and Hamas Untenable Status Quo

2011-07-18T13:38:03Z

Today, the focus on Gaza is on the economic situation, not on Hamas' rejection of Israel's right to exist or its refusal to release captured Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit.

Read more: Arab Peace Initiative, Fatah, Hamas, Israel Hamas, Obama Hamas, Hamas Israel 2011, Hamas Talks 2011, Israel Hamas Relations, World News

Marc Gopin: Fatah, Hamas and the Future of Palestine

2011-06-06T17:50:00Z

Considering the sweeping changes across the Middle East and the rising din of the popular voice of nonviolent resistance, the United States may be forced to confront the Israeli government with a stark choice.

Read more: Syria, Politics, Nonviolence, Negotiations, Peace, Middle East, Arabs, Fatah, Palestine, Israel, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Conflict Resolution, Aziz Abu Sarah, World News

Alon Ben-Meir: Egypt's Newfound Foreign Policy Assertivness

2011-05-31T15:16:26Z

The overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak was driven by Egypt's domestic troubles -- in particular its lack of political freedom and economic opportunity which must be systematically addressed albeit for years to come.

Read more: Fatah, Hosni Mubarak, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Egypt, Arab Spring, World News

Abraham H. Foxman: Obama's Peace Plan: A Way Forward, or a Cul-de-Sac?

2011-05-24T11:05:38Z

President Barack Obama's back-to-back speeches on the peace process had much good to build on. Now is the time to start building.

Read more: Mahmoud Abbas, Peace Process, Peace Plan, Abe Foxman, Obama Speech, Anti-Defamation League, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Abraham Foxman, Middle East, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Barack Obama, World News

Netanyahu Speech To Congress Will Be Watched For Signs Of U.S.-Israel Rift

2011-05-23T23:02:39Z

May 23, 2011 10:21:46 PM

By Susan Cornwell and Jeffrey Heller

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresse...

Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Congress, 1967 Borders, Gaza, West Bank, Fatah, Hamas, Eric Cantor, East Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Jerusalem, Middle East, Israel 1967 Borders, Orrin Hatch, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

Bernard-Henri Lévy: "Oh ! The Fools!"* (On a Palestinian Munich)

2011-05-10T12:05:39Z

How can so many reasonable minds welcome the reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas as good news, a good sign, like the far too long delayed reunion of a too long divided people, when it is, in reality, a catastrophe?

Read more: Fatah, Plo, Arab Spring, Hamas, Hamas Fatah, World News

Brent E. Sasley: Why the Palestinian Unity Agreement Can't Succeed

2011-05-09T18:42:17Z

The big debate about the Fatah-Hamas unity agreement of earlier this month is whether it will increase the chances of Israeli-Palestinian peace, or weaken them.

Read more: Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Fatah-Hamas Unity Deal, Palestinian Authority, Mideast Peace Process, Fatah, Hamas, World News

Alon Ben-Meir: Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation

2011-05-09T13:07:57Z

The reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas -- should it withstand the test of time -- offers Israel and Hamas the opportunity to face what they have denied each other for nearly three decades.

Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Salam Fayyad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Israel Palestine, Israel Hamas, Fatah Hamas, Fatah Hamas Reconciliation, World News

David A. Harris: Is Encouraging Peace in the Middle East Acceptable These Days?

2011-05-06T17:17:52Z

Now is the time -- if there ever was one -- for Hamas to work as a government, not a terrorist entity. They must sit with Fatah and together show that they can be partners for peace.

Read more: Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Hamas Fatah Reconciliation, Middle East Peace, Barack Obama, Middle East Conflict, Politics News

Robert K. Lifton: The Palestinians at the Cross Road of History Must Take the Right Path

2011-05-05T11:31:34Z

One path for the Palestinians leads to a serious opportunity to create a successful state for the Palestinian people. The other path leads to destroying any present hope for a viable Palestinian state. The choice lies in their hands.

Read more: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab Spring, Middle East, Hamas Fatah, Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, World News

Fatah, Hamas Reconciliation Pact Ends 4-Year Rift

2011-05-04T08:40:48Z

CAIRO — Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have proclaimed a landmark, Egyptian-mediated reconciliation pact aimed at ending their bitte...

Read more: Fatah Hamas, Fatah, Hamas, Fatah Hamas Reconciliation. Palestinian Reconciliation, World News

Hamas To Honor Israeli Truce In New Government

2011-05-03T10:09:49Z

CAIRO -- A top Palestinian negotiator says 15 smaller factions, including militant Islamic groups, have thrown their weight behind a reconciliation de...

Read more: Islam, Gaza, West Bank, Islamic Jihad, Pakistan, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, World News