Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah on Monday began reconciliation talks in Cairo, one day ahead of negotiations with Israel on cementing the Aug. 26 truce that ended a 50-day war in Gaza, according to Egyptian security officials. The talks were being held behind closed doors at the Egyptian intelligence headquarters in the capital, Cairo, the officials said.
on September 22, 2014Diana Buttu and Mouin Rabbani offer their insights on the ongoing differences between Palestinian Authority President and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party and Hamas.
on September 11, 2014Palestinians have an indictment against Israel ready and waiting to file with the International Criminal Court, along the documents needed to join more than 500 other international organizations, senior Fatah official Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Thursday.
on September 4, 2014The first hurdle in the national unity deal has been overcome, but the fact that it was touch and go - even briefly - highlights the monumental challenges that lie ahead.
on June 11, 2014The European Union and United Nations on Tuesday offered public backing for the Palestinian unity government sworn in a day earlier in Ramallah.
on June 3, 2014The two rival Palestinian political factions of Hamas and Fatah swore in a new unity government today, marking a major step forward for inter-Palestinian relations after seven years of bitterly divided rule.
on June 2, 2014Diana Buttu is a Canadian-Palestinian lawyer. From 2000-2005, she served in the PLO's Negotiations Support Unit as a legal and communications adviser.
on April 27, 2014Alongside the endless and sterile Palestinian-Israeli "peace process" is another long-running saga: the "peace process" between the main Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.
on April 24, 2014Dr. Rashid Khalidi discusses the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas and Israel's consequent attempt to isolate the Palestinian Authority.
on April 24, 2014