Fatah, Hamas and the Struggle for the PNA

Gaza Strip: The Growing Jihadist Presence
May 7, 2007 1940 GMT
The bodyguard of a senior Fatah legislator was killed and seven people were injured May 6 when... [more]
PNA: Will an Agreement Get the Embargo Lifted?
February 9, 2007 0549 GMT
Crisis talks in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, between Hamas and Fatah on Feb. 8 have yielded progress in... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: The Palestinian Struggles
December 18, 2006 1202 GMT
Hamas and Fatah struck a cease-fire agreement Sunday in an attempt to end one of the bloodiest... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: A Compromise Prime Minister for the PNA
November 14, 2006 0904 GMT
Hamas and its rival party, Fatah, have agreed to appoint Mohammed Shabir, an academic, as the new... [more]
PNA: The Benefits of a Power-Sharing Deal
September 12, 2006 1901 GMT
A new Palestinian unity government could be formed within two weeks, senior Hamas official and... [more]
PNA: The Formation of a Unity Government
September 12, 2006 0021 GMT
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas will dissolve the Palestinian... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Iran's Stake in the Israel-PNA Conflict
July 13, 2006 0700 GMT
Israel began major, calibrated retaliatory strikes against Lebanon on Wednesday. These came after... [more]
The Hamas-Fatah Deal: Too Soon for Celebration
June 27, 2006 1902 GMT
Officials in Gaza said June 27 that Hamas and Fatah clinched an agreement on dealing with Israel.... [more]
PNA: The Growing Fatah-Hamas Rift
June 14, 2006 0438 GMT
A senior leader in Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party said June... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Palestinian Fault Lines
June 13, 2006 0638 GMT
The situation among the Palestinians deteriorated substantially Monday. There has been heavy... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Deadlines and Deadlock in the PNA
June 7, 2006 0736 GMT
The Palestinian National Authority's (PNA's) two rival political movements, Hamas and Fatah, are... [more]
PNA: Agreement With Fatah, Discord Within Hamas
May 12, 2006 0328 GMT
Hamas and Fatah officials imprisoned in Israel drafted an agreement to accept a Palestinian state... [more]
Israel, Palestinian Territories: The Back Channel to Hamas
April 27, 2006 0543 GMT
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas said April 25 he was ready to... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: The Battle Over the PLO
March 22, 2006 0905 GMT
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will meet on Wednesday to discuss the composition of... [more]
PNA: Hamas' Plans to Counter International Pressure
February 15, 2006 0239 GMT
Despite threats from Israel and the West to cut off funds to the Palestinian National Authority... [more]
The New Power in the PNA
February 1, 2006 0216 GMT
By George Friedman Hamas has beaten Fatah in a key election and is now the... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Implications of a Hamas Victory
January 27, 2006 1330 GMT
The road to an Israeli-Palestinian peace hit a sharp curve on Thursday, when Hamas scored a... [more]
PNA: Hamas' New Predicament
January 26, 2006 2224 GMT
A political earthquake struck the Palestinian territories when Hamas won a majority of seats in... [more]
PNA: Hamas' Changing Goals
January 13, 2006 0519 GMT
Hamas -- the largest Palestinian militant movement -- said Jan. 12 it would not seek to replace... [more]
Fatah: A House Divided
December 16, 2005 0624 GMT
The Palestinian ruling Fatah party appears to be coming apart at the seams. A dissident Fatah... [more]
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