The rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas are set to meet in in Istanbul, Turkey for the first direct talks since 2017, aimed at ending the 15-year-long rift in Palestinian politics, Fatah said Monday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction is to be represented by a delegation led by Fatah Secretary General Jibril Rajoub and […]
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Hamas, Fatah delegations in Istanbul for another attempt at reconciliation talks
Was Hamas weak to make many concessions to Fatah?
Observers believe that Hamas agreed to make many concessions to Fatah in the Egyptian-brokered reconciliation because of it is weakness, but it insists it made many gains via after making these concessions. The Palestinian Islamic Movement Hamas and the Palestinian Secular Movement Fatah signed last week a landmark reconciliation agreement that ended an 11-year rift […]
Fatah and Hamas agree to form Palestinian Unity Government
After years of deadlock, which saw the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which controls Gaza, fail to reach any accord, the two parties have today, signed a unity agreement in Cairo. This is the first time Palestine will be governed by a unitary political force since Hamas took over […]
Palestine: Hamas ready to talk with reconciliation and elections with Fatah, again
Fahwad al-Khadoumi (nsnbc) : Palestine’s Hamas which is ruling the Gaza Strip, declared that it is ready to meet with representatives from the Fatah-dominated […]
Israel bans wife of Fatah Official from visiting her husband until 2019
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‘Campaign for Jerusalem has begun’: Israeli media reports Fatah vows to win control of Al-Aqsa mosque
President of the Palestine Authority Mahmoud Abbas has called for a fight to “take control of Al-Aqsa” and to conquer a “racist Israeli plot.” Abbas spoke July 21 at a meeting of Palestinian leaders in the West Bank city of Ramallah, announcing that all contact with Israel would be frozen. According to a statement […]
West Bank election results: Fatah wins as many Palestinians stayed away from the polls
Political and other news Fatah maintains majority in local councils by going largely uncontested BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 16 May — Two days after municipal elections took place across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) reported that Fatah, the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority (PA), maintained a majority of local council seats, […]