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NEWS ABOUT: West Bank

West Bank stories: 85 news summaries

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Olmert Releases 441 Palestinian Prisoners

Israeli PM courts Arab support ahead of next week's peace talks

Nov 19, 07 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert today requested the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners and promised to stop building new settlements on the West Bank, in the hope of bolstering Arab enthusiasm for upcoming talks on Palestinian statehood. But the gesture was received coolly: Mahmoud Abbas had asked for 2,000 prisoners, and the... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Annapolis

'Bring Down' Hamas in Gaza:
Palestinian Prez

Hamas is 'abusing our people,' says Abbas

Nov 16, 07 4:00 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Enemies May Overstate Hamas Split

It's a muddle of 'sub-leaderships,'
says Economist

Nov 10, 07 10:41 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Fatah, Hamas Unite for Ramadan

Despite shared start date for holy month, tensions still run high

Sep 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ramadan this year will mark a brief expression of unity for the rival Palestinian governments of Hamas, in Gaza, and Fatah, in the West Bank. The holy month begins today or tomorrow—and deciding the date can cause tension between factions across the Muslim world, the AP reports. And despite... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank • Ismail Haniyeh • Ramadan

For Palestinian Hamas Faction, Surprise Payday

Fatah accidentally bankrolls rival's
security forces

Aug 9, 07 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - To victors in Palestinian factional fighting went the spoils, if temporarily, the BBC reports. Officers of Hamas' security force, which wrested control of the Gaza Strip from rival Fatah in June, were notified yesterday that Fatah had paid their salaries. The West Bank-based, Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority rushed to correct its... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • salary • civil service

Jewish Squatters Protest West Bank Evacuation

Dissidents hurl rocks, light bulbs at police

Aug 7, 07 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Israel moves closer to an evacuation of the West Bank, hundreds of Jewish protesters barricaded themselves in Hebron's market today, Haaretz reports, using barbed wire, oil drums, and burning tires. Police evicted two families as teenagers on rooftops lobbed rocks, eggs, and light bulbs at forces trying to... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Jews • West Bank • protests • evacuation • Hebron • Nadia Matar • squat

Olmert, Abbas Talk on Palestinian Soil

Jericho get-together signals progress in stalled peace process

Aug 6, 07 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas met in the West Bank city of Jericho today, the first time an Israeli head of state has been to the Palestinian territories in 7 years. The meeting was an attempt by both parties to bolster the moderate Fatah party’s standing and to bring... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Jericho • West Bank • peace process

Rice Pushes Peace Talks
With Olmert, Abbas

Takes mission to Jerusalem, West Bank

Aug 1, 07 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice took her diplomatic tour to Jerusalem and the West Bank today, hoping to rekindle peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas. Rice comes bearing a promise from Saudi Arabia to support the peace conference proposed by the White House for later this year, Reuters... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Fatah • United States • Jerusalem • West Bank

Hamas Rips Blair Peace Mission

Former Brit chief  'not honest, not helpful'

Jun 28, 07 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas, the Palestinian group now in control of Gaza, blasted Tony Blair's appointment as a Mideast peace envoy yesterday, characterizing the former British prime minister as "not honest and not helpful," and a puppet of the US and Israel, the BBC reports. Blair's new role, formalized hours after... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Tony Blair • Middle East • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • envoy

Israel to Release 250 Fatah Prisoners

PM Olmert makes pledge at summit
with Arab leaders

Jun 25, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel plans to free 250 Fatah members as part of an international push to shore up Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Washington Post reports.The announcement came at the close of a summit at a Red Sea resort, where Mideast leaders gathered to talk about dealing with Hamas in the... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

Egypt Will Host Mideast Summit

Abbas and Olmert to meet in effort to isolate Hamas

Jun 21, 07 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alarmed by the Hamas takeover in Gaza, Egypt will host a summit Monday, bringing together the Western-backed Palestinian president and the Israeli PM, along with Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, Reuters reports. The move is a show of support for the moderate Mamoud Abbas-led emergency government, and an effort to isolate... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • King Abdullah • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

Fatah Elements Exact Revenge

Masked militias defy Abbas, run riot against Hamas loyalists in West Bank

Jun 21, 07 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the week since Hamas staged an armed coup in Gaza, violent reprisals by Fatah-linked rivals have plagued the West Bank. Despite Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas'  demands for peace, militants loyal to the PM's group have staged massive looting and kidnapping of the Hamas faithful, including both unarmed supporters and... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • revenge

Israel Takes Fight to Gaza

Four Palestinians dead after Israeli tanks and planes battle enter chaotic strip

Jun 20, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli aircraft and tanks attacked locations in Gaza today, killing four militants in their first assault on the strip since Hamas took over. An Israeli aerial strike targeted two rocket launchers in northern Gaza as tanks moved into southern Gaza, sparking a shootout that produced the four casualties. More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • rocket attacks • West Bank • Mahmoud Zahar • aerial attacks • militant • ceasefire

Gazans Stuck in Israel Tunnel

No way out for those trapped in Erez passage en route to West Bank

Jun 19, 07 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of Gazans hoping to escape Hamas are boxed in a filthy tunnel at a major crossing point with Israel, awaiting safe passage to the calmer West Bank. Israeli authorities are citing security concerns in checking the Palestinians, some of whom were wounded when Hamas attacked the tunnel at the... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Hamastan • Erez

Bush, Olmert Meet on Palestine

Israel considers picking up peace process as US resumes aid

Jun 19, 07 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert will convene today to discuss future relations with a newly divided Palestine. The US has resumed aid to Mahmoud Abbas' moderate Fatah government, now balkanized from its militant Hamas rivals, and Olmert has signaled his a potential willingness to push peace negotiations by... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • George W. Bush

Israel Plans Attack on Gaza

Olmert government making plans for military action to destroy Hamas

Jun 18, 07 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Israeli government is readying its army for an invasion of Gaza, in the wake of Hamas' victory in last week's civil war against Fatah there. The London Times, quoting Israeli military sources, says defense minister apparent Ehud Barak has drawn up plans for an incursion with 20,000 troops,... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Ehud Barak • West Bank • Hamastan

Abbas Names New PM,
Asks for Gov't

During eerie calm in Gaza, rivals claim post; Hamas extends amnesty

Jun 15, 07 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has asked a former finance minister to form an emergency government, hours after the Hamas-Fatah coalition authority collapsed. Salam Fayyad, an independent legislator, will have to contend with Hamas' Ismail Hayineh, who still lays a claim to the PM's office. More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • amnesty • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas Executes Captives

Palestinian Authority on brink of
collapse as Fatah 'collaborators' shot

Jun 14, 07 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Palestinian Authority is teetering on collapse after Hamas declared victory in Gaza, executing captured Fatah leaders accused of collaborating with Israel. The Palestinian government  was dissolved by President Mahmoud Abbas while Fatah militants in the West Bank ominously rounded up Hamas supporters.  More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • execution • West Bank

Palestinian Government Falls

Abbas declares state of emergency following Hamas takeover of Gaza

Jun 14, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas is in control of the Gaza strip this evening and Palestine's unity government dissolved, in what the moderate Fatah party is calling a coup d'etat. President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency in both the West Bank and Gaza, where the hard-line Islamic group seized control of the... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza

Fatah still controls West Bank

Jun 14, 07 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas is in control of most of Gaza after a day of fighting in which its forces overran the headquarters of a major paramilitary force loyal to Fatah. The Times reports that Hamas militia surrounded the presidential compound in Gaza City, but president Mahmoud Abbas remains in the West Bank.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

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