March 26, 2012 - 12:23pm Hamas Tells Gas Stations Not to Sell Petrol
March 26, 2012

Hamas reportedly orders gas station owners not to sell petrol in order to inflame passions against Egypt

March 19, 2012 - 5:45pm Decisions in the Interregnum in Palestine and Israel
March 19, 2012

ATFP President Ziad Asali in The Huffington Post: "While the two-state solution will not be realized immediately, there are many steps that can and should be taken to create the right underpinnings and environment for a successful peace deal once the politics is right."

March 15, 2012 - 11:44am Unity deal 'next year'
March 15, 2012

A Hamas official says its leadership is unlikely to fulfill the agreement with Pres. Abbas this year

March 15, 2012 - 11:42am Gaza-Israel clashes: The view from each side
March 15, 2012

The BBC looks at how Palestinians in Gaza have dealt with years of war and blockade.

March 15, 2012 - 11:32am World Bank: Economic slowdown in Palestinian Authority endangers state-building efforts
March 15, 2012

Budgetary problems, a drop in international aid and an economic slowdown in the West Bank are hampering the efforts of the Palestinian Authority to build the institutions of an independent state.

March 7, 2012 - 11:42am Volatile, but unpredictable
March 7, 2012

Ghassan Khatib says that the current status of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is volatile and unpredictable, but does not necessarily mean a resumption of violence.

March 7, 2012 - 11:34am UN: Gaza exports long way off despite trial
March 7, 2012

The U.N.'s World Food Program is exporting 140 tons of date bars to the West Bank from Gaza this week, but resumption of regular exports from Gaza to the West Bank is unlikely.

March 7, 2012 - 11:25am Top U.S. army official: Mideast peace stalemate endangers American interests in region
March 7, 2012

Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, head of the Central Command, declares that the current stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians cannot continue.

March 5, 2012 - 12:49pm Israel Guards Against Increased Terror Peril From a Laxly Patrolled Sinai
March 5, 2012

Israeli officials cast a wary eye on the Sinai and rush to complete a 150-mile, 16-foot-tall steel border fence that will stretch all the way from Eilat up to Gaza.

March 5, 2012 - 12:39pm Egypt warms to Hamas, but not allies yet
March 5, 2012

Gaza's Islamist rulers are closer to the new government in Egypt than they could ever have been to Hosni Mubarak, but Cairo's support for Hamas is not guaranteed.


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