Mohamed Abu Shaar's Articles

The plea bargain being sought by former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting Israel at a crossroads, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar from Gaza

Clashes in Naqab threaten the governing coalition in Israel, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar from Gaza

Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash ended a hunger strike in protest against his detention by Israel last week, but other protests continue, writes Mohamed Abu Shaar in Gaza

Israel’s attack on targets in the Gaza Strip last week threatens to end the fragile peace with the Palestinian factions.

Palestinian municipal elections took place in the West Bank last weekend, but they were boycotted in the Gaza Strip in a sign of continuing inter-Palestinian divisions.

The Palestinian Authority is holding the US to promises that it will reopen a US consulate in Occupied Jerusalem.

Turkey and Israel turn over a new leaf, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar

The economic crisis in Palestine has been worsened by Israel’s withholding of money it owes to the Palestinian Authority

Video footage has emerged from surveillance cameras inside Israeli jails showing the brutal abuse of Palestinian prisoners, writes Mohamed Abu Shaar

Intra-Palestinian reconciliation, reconstructing Gaza, and de-escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians are the goals of a series of meetings taking place in Cairo.

Israel is stepping up its campaign against Palestinian human rights groups, accusing them of terrorism.

Mohamed Abu Shaar observes developments on the ground

Israel has killed five Palestinians in the West Bank earlier this week.

When six Palestinian detainees escaped from the Gilboa, one of the newer and most fortified prisons in Israel, it trigged a political and security crisis

Egypt is making new efforts to bring the Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table as part of a joint Arab position propelling the peace process forward

This week’s meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli defence minister could presage a return to the peace process

Egypt and international mediators are doing their utmost to protect the Gaza Strip from another military confrontation with Israel following the last assault in May

In the current Hamas and Israel standoff who will blink first

As it shakes off the rubble of war, Gaza faces the challenge of reconstruction

Egypt and the US are working to restart negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis in order to reinforce calm and lead back to the peace process, writes Al-Ahram Weekly

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