The intellectual dishonesty of Benny Morris: Blame the Palestinians, always
Slog through Benny Morris' latest screed about who's to blame for the collapse of the two state solution at your own risk... It's like a ride on a quadruple loop roller coaster. The twists and turns of...
View ArticleOnly serious dissent on the Palestinian street will change the game: Former...
The publication of nearly 1,700 leaked files by Al Jazeera on negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority has been largely overshadowed by the uprising in Egypt. But that...
View ArticlePalestinian unity movement’s goal strikes at heart of Israeli occupation...
The slogans are simple enough: “the people want an end to the division,” tens of thousands of young protesters in Gaza and the West Bank chanted as their protest movement demanding Palestinian...
View ArticleBipartisanship at last: U.S. politicians line up to castigate Palestinian...
In stark contrast to partisan wrangling over the budget and women’s rights, Democrats and Republicans are lining up to demand the cut-off of U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority as a response to the...
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Tribute to a Palestinian ‘Gandhi’— Mahmoud Abu Rahma of Al Mezan
Mahmoud Abu Rahma, who was attacked last week The unrecognized heroes of Palestine are the human rights investigators. Their job is to investigate and expose the atrocities committed against their...
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Roots of Resistance: Posters of the first intifada
This post is part of the series “Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada.” Read the entire series here. The poster tradition is an exceptional element of Palestinian cultural...
View ArticlePolitical analyst: Upcoming Palestinian elections last chance to end internal...
Fatah and Hamas reached consensus in July to hold municipal elections on October 8th. The agreement came about amid reconciliation efforts aimed at ending internal Palestinian political divisions. Hani...
View ArticleHamas, Fatah agree to hold elections in the coming months
After more than a decade of political strife, rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed to hold elections for the first time in Palestine in nearly 15 years. According to the officials...
View ArticleFirst Palestinian election since 2005 stirs optimism in Gaza
Mohammed Saleem is 27 years old and hopes to finally vote in an election this spring when the Palestinians are expected to go to the ballots for the first time in 15 years. Saleem, a journalist from...
View ArticlePalestinian elections: reconstructing the status quo
Palestinian political parties met in Cairo this week and agreed to a mechanism for holding Palestinian Authority legislative and presidential elections, to be held in May and July respectively. The...
View ArticleBoth Fatah and Hamas are in crisis, but can the Palestinian left provide an...
The presidential decree issued in mid-January is the first practical step for holding general elections, starting with elections for the Legislative Council of the Palestinian Authority on May 22....
View ArticlePalestinian election may only solidify Fatah-Hamas schism
On 15 January 2021, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree mandating elections for the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidency and parliament, as well as the Palestine Liberation...
View ArticleAmid growing Fatah rift, Abbas expected to postpone Palestinian legislative...
The prospect of holding long awaited legislative elections in Palestine is quickly slipping away, as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is expected to announce that the elections, which have been 15...
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‘I need to vote,’ young Palestinians brace for canceled election
Advertising for the first Palestinian presidential and legislative elections in 15 years was supposed to start on April 20 according to the Central Elections Commission, yet one week later the streets...
View ArticlePalestine’s moment of reckoning: on Abbas’ dangerous decision to postpone...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ April 30 decision to postpone elections, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen Palestinian division and could potentially signal the...
View ArticleAbbas and Palestinian Authority increase campaign to silence dissent
Late last month, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Council of Ministers announced a new decision to limit freedom of expression for Palestinians already living under Israel’s occupation. The PA...
View ArticleWhy Palestinians are divided
The political division in Palestinian society is deep-rooted, and must not be conveniently reduced to the Hamas-Fatah split, or disagreements around elections—and the lack thereof—and the Oslo...
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Video: Palestinians in Jenin confront PA after deadly Israeli invasion
Following the Israeli army's withdrawal from the Jenin refugee camp this week, outraged Palestinian youth confronted Palestinian Authority security forces in the city, accusing them of being...
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Abu Mazen visit whitewashes PA role in Jenin slaughter, but Palestinians...
In a visit this week, Mahmoud Abbas hailed the Jenin refugee camp as an icon of resistance even as the PA continues imprisoning resistance fighters. But as a member of the Jenin Brigade once told...
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