Fatah Hamas reconciliation
On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA
On June 2, 2014, Abbas forged a Hamas-Fatah unity government, sparking legal debates and political upheaval. The PA president dissolved the short-lived body in June 2015.
Israeli couple returns to kibbutz ravaged by Hamas attack
Palestinian rivals agree on elections to end dispute but doubts persist
PA’s Abbas, Hamas’s Haniyeh meet for first time in nearly six years
Fatah blames armed gangsters for Nablus-area violence
“The camp has been hijacked by an armed group that is terrorizing and threatening to kill residents who dare to speak out,” the Fatah Office of Information and Culture said.
On chicken droppings and lame duck Obama’s plans for Israel
Israel is likely to be a prime victim of Obama’s last-stand aggressive foreign policies.
Hamas has not authorized Abbas to negotiate with Israel, official says
Mahmoud Zahar says "Abbas does not speak on our behalf and we never accepted his [political] plan.”
Reinstatement of PA civil servants riles Hamas, threatens unity government
The new Palestinian government, headed by Rami Hamdallah, has refused to pay salaries to the Hamas civil servants.
Fatah official: Kidnapping of Israeli boys nothing but an Israeli 'play'
Abbas associate says story of abduction "full of contradictions"; claims Israel trying to foil Hamas-Fatah reconciliation.
Erekat: Israel preparing major settlement expansion, annexation
Chief PLO negotiator calls on international community to boycott settlement products, divest from companies involved in the “Israeli occupation.”
US envoy pans Israeli approval of settlements in response to Palestinian unity gov't
Shapiro says US opposes announcement of thousands of new units over Green Line; attempts to allay Israeli concerns that US to work with Palestinian unity government: "We will not work with a gov't in which Hamas sits."
Chief PLO negotiator: We’re preparing legal action against Israel
Erekat says Palestinians will meet Israeli punitive moves taken in response to new unity government with charges of war crimes.
British foreign secretary joins European Union in praising Fatah-Hamas unity accord
William Hague calls unification of West Bank and Gaza, “A necessary condition for resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict.”
Israel's response to PA unity gov't: Building 3,000 new units beyond Green Line
Announcement originally intended to accompany 4th prisoner release but delayed with the collapse of peace talks.
