According to Palestinian analysts, Fatah’s recommendation to form a factional government is another stumbling block on the path to inter-Palestinian conciliation
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The US is reshuffling priorities on the Middle East to sideline the Palestinians in its support for Israel and its focus on Iran
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Inter-Palestinian reconciliation is back to square one with no progress in sight
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The departure of Israel’s hawkish Avigdor Lieberman as defence minister has been seen by some as a victory for Gaza. But grand machinations continue against the entire Palestinian cause
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The escalation of violence between Israel’s occupation forces and Palestinian resistance factions is the result of Israel’s failed military operation in Khan Younis, writes Haitham Ahmed in the Gaza Strip
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Palestinians are showing new determination to face down Israeli schemes to acquire, by ruse or force, Arab-owned properties in East Jerusalem as attempts to Judaicise the city continue
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Washington is using financial blackmail against the Palestinians by cutting off aid in its efforts to support the Israeli agenda in Palestine
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With the Israeli public calling for a return to targeted assassinations, and Hamas in Gaza underlining its defiance, the probability of a new escalation is increasing by the day
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Palestinian analysts urge caution amid rumours of a truce agreement between Hamas and Israel, seeing a possible replay of Oslo, which many in retrospect deem a carefully planned trap
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Despite the ferocity of recent Israeli air strikes on Gaza, neither Hamas nor Israel would stand to gain from all-out war
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According to Palestinian analysts, Israel is exhausted by the March of Return and incendiary kites, but is not interested in all-out war
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Offering economic incentives while annexing settlements and displacing Palestinians, Israel is redoubling its efforts to unite Jerusalem as its official capital
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A cautious calm prevails in Gaza after Egypt succeeded in persuading Palestinian factions to commit to a ceasefire. Haitham Ahmed reports from the beleaguered Strip
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A vacuum in Palestinian leadership is exactly what Israel wants, in order to press ahead with plans to cement total control over the West Bank and end the Palestinian cause
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Crippled by the Israeli siege and the continuance of internal divisions, Palestinians have little to celebrate in the Islamic holy month
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The Palestinian struggle is on the threshold of a mass movement unprecedented in scope, agree Palestinian analysts, as protests across the Occupied Territories continue, writes Haitham Ahmed from Gaza
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Trump can propose what he likes, but he will never force a deal on the Palestinian people - this is the unanimous position of Palestinian officials
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From covert assassinations to open killing, Israel’s tactics against the Palestinians are once again laid bare before the world
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Israeli confidence may be cracking as the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue their March of Return
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