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134SHARES Not for the first time, Hamas has stated it would accept a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Again, the terror organization made clear that, with or without any such state, it would continue its struggle against Israel’s existence. And yet again, a news organization wrongly announced that Hamas has accepted the “two-state solution.” In late February, Palestinian media reported that a letter was sent by the Palestinian Authority to the US State Department, which focused on the subject of planned Palestinian elections. One line in the letter stated that all Palestinian fact...

January 26, 2021 at 11:01 am by Harrison Kerdman Editor’s note: Trigger Warning On Nov. 29, The Guardian published a letter titled “Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism.” It was signed by 122 Palestinian and Arab academics, journalists and intellectuals who expressed their concerns about the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. Among the signatories is Sherene Seikaly, an associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This letter is extremely problematic. The signator...

Follow Hamas is choosing a new leader.  Hamas’ elections are unconventional. They are modeled after the Muslim Brotherhood system, where candidates don’t put themselves forward (indicating an unbecoming power hunger) but are rather nominated for the post. The elections are surrounded by great secrecy, and only senior Hamas leaders participate in the actual choice: there are no rallies or door-to-door electioneering. Instead, candidates rely on lobbying behind closed doors and building under the table alliances. Many Hamas officials regard this as the most important election in the group�...