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While Hamas is launching rockets at Israeli cities and Israel is pulverising Gaza with airstrikes, they are also at war on a very different battlefield.Among the targets Israel has hit in the Gaza

The University of Michigan's student government issued a statement this week accusing Israel of "ethnic cleansing" in reaction to the country's response to Palestinian terrorists launching dozens of rockets at Israel from Gaza. According to the public university's student government, "This is not a 'conflict,' but emblematic of Israeli settler-colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid."

Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Balancing Act Editor’s Note: Palestinian politics are usually boiled down to relations between Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority, which dominate the West Bank, and their Islamist rival, Hamas, which controls Gaza. Missing from this picture is an important third actor: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an Islamist bedfellow of, and rival to, Hamas in Gaza. Erik Skare, a researcher at Sciences Po and the author of  “ ” (Cambridge University Press, 2...

Why Palestinian Elections Should Get Back on Track Format Citing Israeli obstruction, President Mahmoud Abbas has put off elections that were slated to begin in May. The decision is disappointing, as Palestinian institutions need refreshing. The polls should be rescheduled, with the full backing of outside powers, including the European Union and United States. This publication is part of a joint initiative between the International Crisis Group and the United States/Middle East Project (USMEP)...

After more than a decade of feuding, Palestinian factions face an opportunity for change.