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Palestinian Kum Ba Yah
The Palestinian leadership has finally came to its senses somewhat. In the Cairo Summit, Fatah and Hamas (as well as other factions) agreed to form a unity government and bury the hatchets of the past three years. They expressed gratitude to Egypt for taking on such a monumental step and serving delicious foul mdemmas, which [...]
Support for Fatah on the Decline
For the Independent, Alex Cockburn reports that Fatah appears to have suffered a sharp decline in support in the occupied territories. This should come as no surprise as Fatah has had few successes – if any – during their decades-long reign over the Palestinian national movement. In recent times, Fatah has produced a string of [...]
Today in Palestine..
Israeli forces kill a Fatah man in Nablus to whom they had previously granted amnesty. Meanwhile in Gaza, the Israeli army carries out an incursion near Rafah. As the total closure of Gaza enters its 27th day, a lone rocket is fired from northern Gaza. Meanwhile in Hebron, hundreds of Israeli settlers riot after rumors [...]
Crackdowns and collaborators
Recent events in the Gaza Strip have heightened the tension within Palestinian society to levels unseen since Hamas’ takeover of Gaza last summer. Coming a month after Abbasshole realized that his weekly ‘negotiations’ with Olmert were in fact pointless and called for the first time for talks between Fatah and Hamas, the tension has brought [...]
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