Fatah

Between Hamas and Fatah: Different paths, same destination - opinion

When comparing Hamas’s charter, even in its later version, with the details from Fatah’s official website, the conclusion is clear: both share the same strategic goal.

|BySAGIV STEINBERG
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah (L) and Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya. The two Palestinian organizations have the same goal of Israel’s destruction but take different paths to get there, the writer says.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

Abbas announces Palestinian Parliament will hold election on November 1

The upcoming election will be the first where council members are elected by vote as opposed to being appointed.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Hamas terrorists stand at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the body of the last deceased hostage, in Gaza City December 8, 2025.

'We need to let this fantasy dissipate': Former Mossad division head on disarming Hamas - interview

Oded Ailam, former head of the Counterterrorism Division in the Mossad, spoke with Arieh Eldad and Ron Kupman on 103FM about Hamas’s situation following the return of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili.

|By103FM
Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Who is Ali Shaath, leader of Gaza's new technocratic committee? - explainer

The committee is expected to meet for the first time on Thursday in Egypt, crossing the Rafah border, a Palestinian source told Agence France-Presse.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

The international community's blind addiction to the PA must be stopped

The current PA is immature and unable to meet the challenge at this time, and hence we must not stumble in our blindness.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByKOBI MICHAEL, ORI WERTMAN
EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greets PA head Mahmoud Abbas at an international summit for Middle East peace in the New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo

PA President Mahmoud Abbas MIA as Hamas wages war against Israel

As Hamas launches attacks on Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas keeps a low profile, leading to speculations about his political motives.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.

Second Intifada terrorist Mazen al-Qadi said to be inmate in Ramon Prison affair

Gilboa Prison pimping affair lawyer rejects joint inquiry

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MICHAEL STARR
View of the Gilboa Prison December 5, 2022.

Ain al-Hilweh fighting reflects Palestinian and Sunni Arab weakness - opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: If neither the formal Lebanese authorities nor Hamas are part of the disputes, who is Fatah actually fighting?

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByJONATHAN SPYER
A VIEW of the entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where fighting first broke out in July.

11 dead, over 100 injured as clashes continue in Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon

Lebanon's director general of public security accused Israel of involvement in the violence.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A woman and two children walk near the entrance of the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 31, 2023.

5 Lebanese soldiers injured amid Fatah-Islamist clashes in Ain al-Hilweh

Rockets and bullets have fallen in areas outside of the refugee camp amid the clashes between Fatah and Islamist militants.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A member of the Palestinian Fatah faction holds a gun inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon, December 6, 2017.

Clashes renew in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

The "Muslim Youth" group reportedly stated that it was launching a battle to "purge the Ain al-Hilweh camp of apostates."

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Smoke rises from Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 30, 2023

Fatah moves closer to Palestinian Islamic Jihad in rare Gaza meeting

The meeting in the Gaza Strip came amid mounting tensions between the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority and PIJ.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A Palestinian attends a rally marking the 58th anniversary of Fatah, in Gaza City in 2022 (left) and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad supporter at a rally in Gaza commemorating members of the group killed in Operation Shield and Arrow in 2023. (right)

Palestinian unity is a myth - opinion

The outlook for unity on the ground among the Palestinians remains grim, and that is not necessarily a positive sign for Israel.

AUGUST 12, 2023BySARAH STERN
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY head Mahmoud Abbas visits Jenin, last month. During the visit, he was greeted with hostile chants of ‘Get out! Get out!’

Hamas, Palestinian Authority blame each other for Gaza's turmoil

The mutual accusations came amid growing discontent in the Gaza Strip with Hamas over its failure to improve the living conditions of its residents.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.