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King Bibi, the last King of Zion

King Bibi, as TIME Magazine recently crowned him, the fiercest Zionist to ever lead Israel, will go down in history as the one who brought Zionism to its knees TIME Magazine published a lengthy item on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month, with a close-up photo of him on the cover so huge it…

By Ami Kaufman June 17, 2012

Nabi Saleh demonstrators calling for Shalabi's release (Anne Paq / Activestills)

PA refuses Israeli offer to deport hunger striker to Gaza

The Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Prisoner Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, says Israel has offered to release hunger striking administrative detainee Hana Shalabi – under the condition that she be deported to Gaza. In a statement to Ma’an news agency, Qaraqe said the Palestinian government refused the offer to ban the West Bank detainee from her home,…

By Haggai Matar March 17, 2012

President Obama (photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The “Obama Doctrine:” A blessing or a curse for the conflict?

The end of the Gaddafi regime in Libya proved that U.S. President Barack Obama’s doctrine of “leading from behind” was a success. But the Obama Doctrine is not only a new approach to war – it extends to foreign policy on the whole, and therefore has already begun to affect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict When U.S.…

By Ami Kaufman October 26, 2011

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What pushed Hamas and Fatah into each others arms?

By Michael Omer-ManWriters on this website have speculated that a soon-to-be-signed Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah was spurred by a fear shared by both Palestinian leaderships that they’ve lost all legitimacy among their constituencies. Others have suggested that the deal represents a Hamas willingness to support Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s (Fatah) efforts…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man May 1, 2011

Occupation remains the obstacle to Palestinian unity

Put simply, Palestinian unity strikes fear in the hearts of Israeli strategists and military planners. A unified Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza which adopts nonviolent resistance tactics has the potential to inflict incredible damage on the Israeli occupation. Actually, Israel does not have an effective strategy to combat Palestinian nonviolence and unity.…

By Joseph Dana April 28, 2011

Preeminent Israelis to support Palestinian state, 1967 borders

Tomorrow, a group of preeminent Israelis will endorse Palestinian statehood along the 1967 borders, and call on compatriots to join them. Will a Palestinian “state” be a game changer? And, if so, will it mark a change for the better? A couple of weeks ago, Ami asked why the Israeli left isn’t debating the prospect…

By Roi Maor April 19, 2011

Is the PA at risk in the West Bank? Photo:Activestills.org

West Bank’s wind of change challenges Palestinian Authority

This piece was originally published in Le Monde Diplomatique and co-written with Jesse Rosenfeld As protests multiply across the Arab world and grassroots resistance grows in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority faces popular anger for its investment in a failed ‘peace process’ The PLO leadership called for a Day of Rage across the occupied territories on 25 February, following…

By Joseph Dana March 4, 2011