President Mahmoud Abbas surprised the Palestinian people with his announcement of what he called reform measures taken in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Fatah movement. In the PLO ...

The PA understands that it does not enjoy popular support amongst the Palestinian public while Hamas has become a leading ...

Did Israel and the U.S. play a role in Hamas’s rise? From its origins as an Islamist movement to its dominance in Gaza, we break down the geopolitical miscalculations that shaped Hamas.

The negotiations between the US and Hamas over the future of the Gaza Strip could mark the first step towards a solution between Israel and the Palestinians, writes Hussein Haridy ...

given his strong positioning within Fatah along with other Palestinian factions. Those factions include Hamas, which Rajoub said could be part of the Palestinian leadership if it accepts PLO ...

The London School of Economics’ decision to host the launch this week of Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters – a book ...

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Third, the vote took place despite extraordinary Israeli pressure on the current US administration, on the forthcoming administration of Donald Trump and successful pressure on Egyptian President, ...

A year later, the group clashed with Fatah in a bloody civil war in Gaza. Expelled from the territory, the PLO has since retained control only in the West Bank, significantly diminishing its ...

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic Hamas, or according to its full name, “Islamic Resistance Movement”, is a Palestinian ...