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 |
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." |
Unity deal 'next year'
March 15, 2012 A Hamas official says its leadership is unlikely to fulfill the agreement with Pres. Abbas this year |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |