Salam Fayyad

People Power for Peace

Saliba Sarsar | Posted 05.25.2012

Saliba Sarsar

Martin Luther King Jr. explained, "leaders only change because they either see the light or feel the heat." If Israeli and Palestinian leaders will not "see the light" and lead, the international community must work together to make them "feel the heat."

The Worst Possible Option

Shai Baitel | Posted 04.04.2012

Shai Baitel

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.

Salam Fayyad and Palestinian Reconciliation

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 01.16.2012

Daoud Kuttab

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that he was quite happy to step down from his position in order to remove any obstacle in the way of Palestinian reconciliation.

Hamas, Fatah Reportedly Agree To Hold Elections

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 01.15.2012

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

The Real Reason Behind the Israeli Hysteria Over the UN Vote

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.22.2011

Daoud Kuttab

When Palestinians decided to go to the United Nations to seek Palestinian recognition, they knew that would anger Tel Aviv and possibly Washington. But they didn't expect the reaction that ensued.

Go-it-Alone Strategy Leaves Palestinians Divided

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 11.19.2011

Abraham H. Foxman

Israel, the Palestinians and the international community must continue recognize negotiation is the best means for the realization of a two-state solution, whereby Israel and an independent Palestinian state will be able to live side-by-side in peace and security.

Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad: "We Can No Longer be Dismissed as Unworthy"

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 11.16.2011

Elisabeth Braw

They've been talking about it. They've been negotiating about it. Some have used violence to achieve it. Now, say Palestinians, they'll finally become a state. Metro met Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad for an exclusive interview.

Obama Should Support Palestinian Statehood at the United Nations

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 09.21.2011

MJ Rosenberg

What is the United Nations other than an arena for conflict resolution by means of diplomacy? Having abandoned the effort to end the occupation through violence, the Palestinians are turning to the UN. What could be wrong with that?

Why Hamas Rockets May Signal Breakdown of Palestinian Unity

Alan Elsner | Posted 09.13.2011

Alan Elsner

Virtually ignored by the international media, Gaza-based terrorists have resumed rocket attacks on Israeli towns and villages after a two-month pause.

Hamas: Fatah Premier Candidacy Imperils Reconciliation

AP | Posted 09.12.2011

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A senior Hamas official says a planned reconciliation with Fatah will be deeply threatened if the rival Palestinian move...

Palestinian PM Recovering From Heart Attack In Texas

AP | Posted 07.23.2011

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the U.S. and is recovering at a Texas hospital, ...

Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 07.09.2011

Alon Ben-Meir

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.

Wanted: New Palestinian Political Parties

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.21.2011

Daoud Kuttab

If the coming year will witness the birth of the state of Palestine, we need to see from now what kind of state it will be. Programs that can give concrete answers to this question will undoubtedly do better than generalities.

Palestinian Incitement Against Israel

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 06.11.2011

Alon Ben-Meir

Today, on both sides, the message entering the homes of too many Palestinians -- and Israelis -- is that of perpetual conflict, marketed by the ideology of extremists in the refugee camps on the one hand, and radical settlers on the other.

Acclaimed Israeli Actor Shot Dead In West Bank

Posted 06.05.2011

(Reuters) - A masked gunman shot dead on Monday a well-known Israeli actor and director who worked in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin, a Pale...

Palestinian Authority Recalibrating its Strategy

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

For the first time in many months, Palestinian spokesmen appear to be indicating a revisit of their political strategy towards liberation and independence.

Abbas and Fayyad Should Follow Egypt's Mubarak

Fadi Elsalameen | Posted 05.25.2011

Fadi Elsalameen

Abbas and Fayyad no longer represent the future we young Palestinians seek. Rather, we see them through the lens of withering and illegitimate Arab regimes which, if not replaced democratically, will be toppled through a popular revolution.

Palestinian Authority Cabinet Resigns In Wake Of Egypt Unrest

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 05.25.2011

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian prime minister dissolved his Cabinet on Monday, in what appeared to be a new gesture inspired by unrest ro...

The One-and-a-Half-State Solution

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Charles G. Cogan

A number of observers have noted recently the progress being made in the West Bank under the premiership of a former economist at the Internat...

Palestinians Confront Israeli Control In West Bank

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.25.2011

BANI HASSAN, West Bank — Palestinians will be ready for statehood by August, as promised in a two-year action plan, Palestinian Prime Minister S...

The PA's Choice: Palestinian State or Palestinian Cause

Ben S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben S. Cohen

Rather than engage in negotiations which will reinforce the need for compromise, the Palestinian Authority has embarked on a strategy that, places its "passions" over its "interests." They key here is how the PA plays the image of powerlessness to its advantage.

Does Israel Feel The Need To Contribute?

Raymond Johansen | Posted 05.25.2011

Raymond Johansen

With Prime Minister Netanyahu's government dependent on Foreign Minister Lieberman's right wing party, many see Kadima and Tzipi Livni as the "peace a...

It's Time to Dismantle the Palestinian Authority

Ahmed Moor | Posted 05.25.2011

Ahmed Moor

If the Palestinian Authority cannot secure economic growth, promote Palestinian institution-building, or create a Palestinian state, why does it exist?

Fifteen Years Later: Rabin and the Bullet That Rode a Crest

Adam Chandler | Posted 05.25.2011

Adam Chandler

Israel, a country without capital punishment, must honor Rabin by working with the Palestinians to finally put Yigal Amir's dreams to death.

Education Is Palestinians' Path to Independence

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

Efforts to label the Palestinian educational effort as promoting hatred and bigotry have become a joke to anyone following the tremendous push for moderation and wholesome learning.