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Marwan Barghouti – known to many as “the Palestinian Mandela '' – has spent more time in captivity than Nelson Mandela did.

The Palestine Liberation Organization, which doesn’t include Hamas, needs to forge an agreement with Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza.

The Americans, the Israelis and the Palestinians are in a bind. No one knows who will govern Gaza after a cease-fire, when it comes. The Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah is not willing to enter Gaza on the back of Israeli tanks and without the agreement of Palestinian fighters there. No one else will either. Jordan’s prime minister has categorically denied that his country would play suc...

The Americans, the Israelis and the Palestinians are in a bind. No one knows who will govern Gaza after a cease-fire, when it comes. The Palestinian leadership in the West

An expanded Palestinian government and PLO — including Hamas — must rule Gaza and the West Bank and negotiate to establish a Palestinian state.

An expanded Palestinian government and PLO — including Hamas — must rule Gaza and the West Bank and negotiate to establish a Palestinian state.

Eddie Ford looks at the history and politics of what is a deeply reactionary organisation and how we could win the battle of ideas

[Headnote] A Regional Divide or A Beleaguered Government? Despite Hamas' electoral success, unity eludes Palestinians as Hamas and Fatah battle over [...]

IF there imprisoned Fatah terrorist were to win a Palestinian election, Israel would find itself in an impossible situation.