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Israeli arrogance thwarted a Palestinian political path. October 7 revealed the cost
A Fatah-Hamas agreement in 2021 offered a different political horizon. But success blinded Israel — just as it did before the 1973 war.
By
Menachem Klein
November 28, 2023
Abbas is signaling a successor. But will Palestinians accept him?
The nepotistic rise of Hussein al-Sheikh, the PA's key liaison with Israel, is emblematic of much that is wrong with the Palestinian leadership.
By
Omar H. Rahman
June 21, 2022
‘Hamas has hijacked Gaza. All of Palestine is hijacked’
Young people from besieged Gaza are connecting with fellow Palestinians on Twitter to share their discontent and experiences of life under Hamas rule.
By
Yuval Abraham
February 24, 2022
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The PA stumbled from one failure to another. Has its reckoning arrived?
The decades-long decline of the Fatah party has proven to Palestinians that the PA is an obstacle, not a vehicle, for their national liberation.
By
Majeed Malhas
July 13, 2021
From vaccines to protests, the Palestinian Authority keeps proving its irrelevance
We Palestinians have grown tired of undemocratic leaders who treat our cause as an administrative problem rather than a struggle for freedom.
By
George Zeidan
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Miran Khwais
June 22, 2021
Hamas breaks out of its Gaza cage
The Islamist movement surprised Israel and the international community when it intervened on the back of a popular uprising in Jerusalem. But some Palestinians remain wary of cooptation, says analyst Tareq Baconi.
By
Amjad Iraqi
May 21, 2021
‘Equality’ is finally breaching Washington’s debate on Israel-Palestine
A policy paper centering equal rights for both peoples marks a radical break from the Israel-centric discourse of mainstream U.S. think tanks.
By
Mitchell Plitnick
May 6, 2021
Elections or not, the PA is intensifying its authoritarian rule online
The run-up to PA elections has alarmingly shown what Palestinian political activism is facing in the digital age: more surveillance, more repression.
By
Marwa Fatafta
April 29, 2021
Young Palestinians are fed up with their leaders. Can elections bring change?
Facing a deepening occupation and increasing authoritarianism, young Palestinians see the first national elections in 15 years as an opportunity to overhaul their political system.
By
Henriette Chacar
April 22, 2021
Why elections are key to re-energizing Palestinian politics
Instead of discouraging voting in the PA elections, Palestinians should use the opportunity to finally shake up their unaccountable political leaders.
By
Omar H. Rahman
March 15, 2021
Elections can’t fix the Palestinian Authority
The PA has spent years demobilizing Palestinian society and entrenching its repressive rule. The damage it caused will not be overcome at the ballot box.
By
Dana El Kurd
February 24, 2021
Mahmoud Abbas and the veneer of democracy
Abbas’ decision to dissolve the parliament and hold elections within half a year is an attempt to present a friendlier, more democratic face to Palestinians in the West Bank, many of whom lost faith in their leader long ago. Mahmoud Abbas’ decision last week to dissolve the Palestinian parliament and hold elections within half a year are meant to give the…
By
Menachem Klein
December 25, 2018
Left-wing Palestinian parties join forces for upcoming elections
Five parties announced the establishment of the ‘Democratic Alliance’ that will run in the upcoming municipal elections. The goal: a third party option to Fatah and Hamas. Five left-wing Palestinian parties in the occupied territories announced they will run on a joint list in the upcoming municipal elections. Elections are expected to take place on…
By
Haggai Matar
August 15, 2016
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