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Among young Palestinians, growing alienation from political leaders

Conflict

As the daily scene on the border shows, young Palestinians are increasingly beyond reach, put off by a four-year stalemate in peace talks with Israel and little progress toward healing internal rifts.

Arafat’s body exhumed as inquiry into his death ramps up

Huge Fatah Rally in Gaza

Global Politics
The World

First All-Women’s List Seeks to Break Into Palestinian Politics

Global Politics

What Killed Yasser Arafat?

Lifestyle & Belief
The World

Israel and Hamas agree to prisoner swap

Conflict & Justice

Martin Indyk, former United States ambassador to Israel and director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institute, talks more about what this deal means for all involved.

Gazans Consider Palestinian Bid for Statehood

Arts, Culture & Media

The overall push for UN membership has the support of many Palestinians, but some don’t see the bid making much of a difference.

Fatah, Hamas Unity Deal Threatens Foreign Aid

Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank receive more foreign aid per person than any group of people in the world. The EU and its members alone give around a billion Euros a year to the Palestinian Authority. This is one of the main reasons that the Palestinian economy is growing. However, the unity deal […]

The World

Is Hamas-Fatah unity good for Israel, too?

Arts, Culture & Media

The Israeli government is officially slamming the Hamas-Fatah unity deal. But Israeli historian Gershom Gorenberg tells anchor Lisa Mullins that the deal might improve the changes for Mideast peace.

Hamas and Fatah Sign Reconciliation Deal

The leaders of the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have signed a unity deal in Cairo this morning, ending four years of hostilities. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Cairo, the Palestinian president and head of the Fatah party, Mahmoud Abbas, said that Palestinians had turned “the dark page of division.” Many are […]