Fatah

Supporters of abducted soldiers keep Sinai-Gaza border shut

2013-05-19 10:10:00

CAIRO — The families and colleagues of seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped last week in North Sinai kept Egypt’s borders with the Gaza Strip closed Sunday for the third day in a row. Nearly 170 demonstrators have gathered inside the...

Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target

2013-05-16 04:00:00

In the 65 years since the creation of� Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...

Palestinian leader draws criticism for reported remarks

2013-05-04 13:27:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian Authority's acting prime minister came under fire Saturday for statements he reportedly made to a U.S. newspaper in which he criticized former and current Palestinian leaders. � “Our story is a story of...

2 killings shatter relative calm between Israelis, Palestinians

2013-04-30 08:43:00

JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months. At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler...

Palestinians start work to form new government

2013-04-27 10:34:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Two weeks after Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned, President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government is based in the West Bank, announced Saturday that he has started consultations over forming a new national unity...

A new challenge for Palestinians

2013-04-18 00:00:00

The looming resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, announced last week, may be very bad news for the prospects of good governance in Palestine. But it has the potential to inject clarity and honesty into the problems of the much-too-...

Palestinian Authority prime minister resigns

2013-04-13 13:50:00

JERUSALEM -- Embattled Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned late Saturday after struggling for years against political rivals and lackluster public support. Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who in recent months had also clashed...

Palestinian prime minister's political future uncertain

2013-04-11 10:58:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank – The political future of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad appeared shaky Thursday amid reports that he will resign after growing tired of constant battles with his rivals. Fayyad has come close to stepping...

Palestinian politics do matter

2013-03-24 00:00:00

With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion:...

Obama in Israel: The start of a new era?

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Israel, I fear, is on a suicidal path: It could cease to be the democratic home of the Jewish people. This is why I greatly appreciate President Obama's decision to come to Israel despite all the serious issues he faces in America. His visit could...

Abbas needs an heir apparent

2013-02-28 00:00:00

President Obama's visit to the Middle East next month is widely billed as an earnest attempt to double down on diplomacy and revive the moribund peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against the...

Palestinians at funeral protest death of prisoner

2013-02-25 10:56:00

SAIR, West Bank — As Israel looked for ways to contain growing Palestinian anger over the death of a West Bank detainee in its custody, thousands of mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of the man Palestinian officials say succumbed to torture...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, center, shown reviewing the honor guards during a visit Sunday to Tunis, Tunisia, will head a new unity government under an agreement announced Thursday between his Fatah movement and Hamas.

2013-01-17 11:41:42

Palestinian supporters of the Fatah movement wave flags during an event marking the 7th anniversary of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Palestinian men take cover (R) as security members clash with militants of Hamas radical Islamist movement in Gaza City, 13 June 2007.

2011-08-18 11:25:27