The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Initial analysis of the agreement reached at Mecca between Fatah and Hamas for the establishment of a Palestinian national unity government

On February 6-8 negotiations were held in Mecca between senior members of Fatah and Hamas. Among them were Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, and Khaled Mashaal the head of Hamas’s political bureau.
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation January 16-31, 2007

During the past two weeks events focused on the first suicide bombing attack in Eilat, carried out by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Gaza Strip elements of Fatah. During January 30 rocket hits were identified in Israeli territory (most of the rockets were fired by the PIJ). On January 25 a new wave of violence
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation January 1-15, 2007

During the past two weeks events focused on the wave of violent confrontations between Hamas and Fatah, starting in the Gaza Strip and spreading to Judea and Samaria. In an attempt to stop the confrontations, Abu Mazen and Ismail Haniya agreed to renew the dialogue concerning the establishment of a Palestinian national unity government. On
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AND THE WORLD PAYS

Despite the fact that the Palestinians receive aid in amounts that other countries can only dream of, they are still pitied. Thus wretchedness has turned into an industry. Third article in the series
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The arrest of Fatah Tanzim operatives in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, one of the major hotspots of terrorism in Judea and Samaria, prevented a suicide bombing attack in Israel

On January 7, the Israeli security forces arrested two Fatah Tanzim operatives from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus. The two operatives, Youssef Youssef Abd al-Qader Saheli and Darwish Nimr Darwish Shaf’i, were preparing to perpetrate a suicide bombing attack in Israel that was to take place within several days. In their questioning, they said
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation December 15-31 2006

During the past two weeks events focused on the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). . Ehud Olmert and Abu Mazen agreed to a series of measures to ease the humanitarian conditions of the Palestinians, centering around facilitating the passage of goods and people between Israel
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