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  • August 2008

    • Israel Releases 198 Palestinians

      AFP  |  Aug 25, 08 9:09 AM CDT

      Israel Releases 198 Palestinians

      (Newser) - Israel today released 198 Palestinian prisoners in an effort to bolster Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, the AFP reports. The release, on the eve of a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, included two prisoners held since the late 1970s who were convicted of murdering Israelis. One of them, a Fatah party member who killed an Israeli settler in Hebron, was elected to parliament in 2006. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Fatah  • peace talks  • Israeli prisoner release

    • Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

      Haaretz  |  Aug 12, 08 11:26 AM CDT

      Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert has presented Mahmoud Abbas with a plan to withdraw from most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip once the Palestinian Authority retakes Gaza from Hamas. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new permanent border that would keep 7% of the West Bank in Israel in exchange for adding some territory to Gaza. Abbas immediately rejected the proposal because it doesn't create a contiguous Palestinian state, though it offers passage without checkpoints between the West Bank and Gaza. More »

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      Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah  • border dispute  • Palestinian statehood

  • July 2008

    • Obama, in Israel, Vows to Work for Peace as President

      Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 08 5:16 PM CDT

      Obama, in Israel, Vows to Work for Peace as President

      (Newser) - Barack Obama touched down in Israel late today, promising work on peace negotiations “starting from the minute I’m sworn into office.” He said that while the “historic and special relationship” between the US and Israel “is not going to change,” an American president could be more concerned with “the legitimate difficulties that the Palestinian people are experiencing,” the AP reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • terrorism  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Fatah  • Arab Israeli conflict

  • June 2008

    • Abbas Calls for Renewed Talks With Hamas

      New York Times  |  Jun 5, 08 5:57 AM CDT

      Abbas Calls for Renewed Talks With Hamas

      (Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered an unexpected olive branch to Hamas yesterday, reports the New York Times . Abbas, in control of only the West Bank since the Islamic militant group seized Gaza last year, said it was time for national unity talks aimed at forming a new government. The move could signal the total breakdown of faltering peace talks with Israel. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Palestinians  • peace talks  • Mideast peace talks

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Fatah and Hamas Sign Deal, But Feuding Continues

      Reuters  |  Mar 23, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Fatah and Hamas Sign Deal, But Feuding Continues

      (Newser) - In a second attempt to mend fences, rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas agreed to resume direct talks today to resolve disputes and revive their failed coalition. A Hamas official called the deal “a new beginning and the start of a new stage,” but just hours after signing the Yemeni-sponsored Sanaa Declaration, the factions returned to feuding, Reuters reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Middle East  • Saudi Arabia  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Palestinians  • Yemen  • peace deal  • Mecca

    • Attack Won't Derail Talks: Israel

      BBC  |  Mar 7, 08 4:55 AM CST

      Attack Won't Derail Talks: Israel

      (Newser) - Israel has vowed that US-backed peace talks with the Palestinians will continue despite an attack on a Jerusalem seminary last night that killed eight students, the BBC reports. A Palestinian gunman fired into a group of 80 Jewish students before he was shot dead. Israel and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas both slammed Hamas for hailing the shootings as a "natural reaction" to Israeli missile attacks on Gaza that claimed 120 Palestinian lives.  More »

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      Israel  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Jerusalem  • religious violence

    • Gaza in Worst Crisis in 40 Years, Charities Warn

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 6, 08 5:19 AM CST

      Gaza in Worst Crisis in 40 Years, Charities Warn

      (Newser) - As Israeli and Palestinian leaders tentatively prepared to resume peace talks, a new report by a coalition of British charities warns of a crushing humanitarian crisis in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The international consensus to isolate Hamas has led to unemployment, medical shortages and hunger worse than at any time since Israel's seizure of the Strip in 1967, they warn. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Gaza blockade  • Palestinian people

    • Abbas Backs Down, Will Resume Talks

      Associated Press  |  Mar 5, 08 9:44 AM CST

      Abbas Backs Down, Will Resume Talks

      (Newser) - Fatah Palestinians will resume peace talks with Israel, Mahmoud Abbas said today, recapitulating on his demands that Israel first halt its bloody campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Abbas characterized the peace process as a “strategic choice.” The Palestinian president halted the talks on Sunday after an Israeli attack, and reiterated his demands earlier today, but a flurry of backroom dealings by Condoleezza Rice brought him around. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Israel and Palestinians  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • peace talks

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Hamas-Fatah Clashes Leave 8 Dead in Gaza

      Associated Press  |  Jan 1, 08 10:19 AM CST

      Hamas-Fatah Clashes Leave 8 Dead in Gaza

      (Newser) - Days before President Bush’s visit to the Middle East, violence between Hamas and Fatah spiked in the Gaza Strip today, the AP reports. Eight people have been killed in the violence over the past 24 hours, the first deaths in Palestinian infighting in 2 months. The renewed clashes prompted Hamas, which controls Gaza, to arrest Fatah activists and bar public gatherings. More »

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      Hamas  • Middle East  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Fatah

  • December 2007

    • In Gaza, 150,000 Cheer Hamas

      BBC  |  Dec 15, 07 1:01 PM CST

      In Gaza, 150,000 Cheer Hamas

      (Newser) - Crowds filled Gaza City streets today, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hamas in what BBC analysts are calling a critical test of public support. At least 150,000 rallied amid waving flags and banners as Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya preached “resistance and jihad,” blasting his moderate Fatah counterpart for assuming a mandate to negotiate with Israel. More »

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      Hamas  • Palestine  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Fatah  • Palestinians  • Ismail Haniya  • Gaza City

    • Fatah Official Kidnapped in Gaza

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 14, 07 9:32 AM CST

      Fatah Official Kidnapped in Gaza

      (Newser) - A top Fatah official was kidnapped by 30 gunmen of rival Palestinian faction Hamas, who ransacked his family home in Gaza early this morning and accused him of collaborating with Israel. Omar Al-Ghoul, adviser to the Palestinian prime minister appointed after Hamas seized control of the Strip, was in Gaza for his mother-in-law's funeral. More »

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      Hamas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah

  • November 2007

    • Thousands Rally in Gaza

      BBC  |  Nov 27, 07 8:14 PM CST

      Thousands Rally in Gaza

      (Newser) - Massive crowds demonstrated in Gaza today, condemning the Annapolis conference and chanting "Death to America!" Hamas leaders told tens of thousands of supporters that the peace summit was "doomed to failure" and vowed that "whoever thinks we will recognize a Jewish state are deluding themselves." A smaller, West Bank protest was scuttled by police, who killed one, the BBC reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Arab Israeli conflict  • militant  • Annapolis summit

    • West Bank Billionaire Launches Third Party

      Newsweek  |  Nov 27, 07 8:27 AM CST

      West Bank Billionaire Launches Third Party

      (Newser) - A Palestinian billionaire has started a new party that he hopes will give voters a more pragmatic option to Fatah and Hamas. Minub al-Masri, friend of the late Yasir Arafat, says he launched the Palestine Forum to replace "inexperienced" politicians. But third parties are not unprecedented in Palestine, Newsweek reports—and independents rarely gain ground in a society where militias guarantee the peace. More »

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      Hamas  • Fatah  • Palestinian civil war  • Gulf War

    • 'Bring Down' Hamas in Gaza: Palestinian Prez

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 16, 07 4:00 AM CST

      'Bring Down' Hamas in Gaza: Palestinian Prez

      (Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday called for the overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza for "abusing" people. "We have to bring down this bunch, which took over Gaza with armed force," he said in his most inflammatory remarks since Hamas took over in June. Abbas' angry attack closely followed Hamas' violent suppression of a pro-Fatah rally earlier this week. More »

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      Hamas  • Middle East  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah

    • Hamas Nabs Fatah Activists

      New York Times  |  Nov 13, 07 6:46 PM CST

      Hamas Nabs Fatah Activists

      (Newser) - Hamas arrested Fatah activists today—one source says dozens, another hundreds—a day after a Gaza rally turned violent, the New York Times reports. Hamas also threatened political action against the group. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a Fatah member, declared three days of mourning and compared the Hamas move to "crimes of the Israeli occupier," BBC reports. More »

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      Hamas  • Gaza  • Fatah

    • 7 Killed in Gaza Shooting

      Reuters  |  Nov 12, 07 8:18 AM CST

      7 Killed in Gaza Shooting

      (Newser) - Violence broke out today in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, as Hamas fighters fired into a crowd of hundreds of thousands at a memorial rally to Fatah founder Yasser Arafat, killing seven and wounding 150, the New York Times reports. Hamas and Fatah traded blame for the shooting, the bloodiest since Hamas took control of Gaza in June. One Hamas official said Fatah demonstrators provoked security forces by throwing rocks. More »

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      Hamas  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Palestinians  • Yasir Arafat

    • Enemies May Overstate Hamas Split

      Economist  |  Nov 10, 07 10:41 AM CST

      Enemies May Overstate Hamas Split

      (Newser) - Reports of strife within the Palestinian faction Hamas are likely exaggerated, the Economist says. The Islamist party may be splitting under the pressure of sanctions, but reports are hard to judge because “few observers are neutral.” There are “sub-leaderships," though. After seizing Gaza in June, for example, Hamas' military wing clearly ran free of PM Ismail Haniyeh’s control. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Islam  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Damascus

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