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The Barghouti ‘myth’: Why Palestinians still want a leader they barely know - interview

Asked how it was possible that a man with limited communication to the Palestinian people could enjoy such popularity, Milshtein explained that it was his absence that allowed his popularity to grow.

A Palestinian man walks past graffiti showing Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank.
A man drives a tuk-tuk past portraits of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) and former Fatah security chief in Gaza Mohammed Dahlan (R) in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees on May 14, 2024; illustrative.

Mohammed Dahlan’s faction seeks to end Palestinian infighting, unifying with Hamas, PIJ, Fatah

A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza.

Palestinian civilians in Gaza deserve a political future beyond Hamas and Fatah - opinion

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in May 2026.

Hamas and Dahlan’s factions seek alliance that could reshape Palestinian elections and weaken Abbas


Palestinians must accept that violent terror tactics have failed to stop Israel - opinion

A new Palestinian must develop. He need not be submissive. He must be awarded all civil rights, social privileges, and he should fulfill all commensurate requirements, from taxes to national service.

 NABIL ABU RUDEINEH is sworn in as a vice prime minister and information minister of the Palestinian Authority government, in Ramallah, in 2019. Palestinian resistance must be renounced, incitement needs to stop and the pay-for-slay program must be halted, the writer asserts.

Hamas, Fatah agree to form Gaza administrative committee - report

Hamas detailed the task that would befall the committee, while Fatah was interested in discussing the committee's leadership, the report noted.

 Smoke rises after Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2023.

Egypt hosts Fatah-Hamas ceasefire talks on Gaza

Attending an event in Beijing, last week, are (from left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, vice chairman of the Fatah Central Committee; China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi; and senior Hamas member Mussa Abu Marzuk. China announced that a unity deal was reached among Palestinian factions.

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah discuss post-Gaza plans

The talks are the first since the two groups met in China in July and agreed to steps to form a Palestinian unity government for Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

 Hamas and Fatah flags overlayed on the Palestine flag.

IDF eliminates son of Fatah leader Zakaria Zubeidi during counterterrorism operation in West Bank

IDF operations in Tubas and Far'a resulted in the elimination of Muhammad Zakaria Zubeidi and several other terrorists and the discovery of explosives under roads.

Fatah's ZAKARIA ZUBEIDI 370

Mohammed Dahlan, Gaza's leader in waiting? - opinion

As an eventual ceasefire deal in Gaza draws closer, the media speculate whether Mohammed Dahlan’s moment is about to arrive.

 MOHAMMED DAHLAN sits in his office in Abu Dhabi, in 2016. Today, his international influence extends far and wide, the writer explains.

Israel’s targeted killing of jihadist murderers is indispensable to justice - opinion

In assessing operational choices, all law-supporting states, not just Israel, would eventually discover that the identifiable alternatives to targeted-killing also include violence.

 THE DAMAGED site where top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on July 30 is seen in one of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Israel’s targeted killing of jihadist murderers is indispensable to justice, says the writer.

Second Cold War? China, Russia defy West with ‘Beijing Declaration’ - analysis

Russian-Chinese interest in Palestinian reconciliation is perhaps in fact a method of strengthening an anti-Western bloc as a whole.

Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organisation and political party Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024.

Israel targets Hamas commander in Tulkarm amid rising West Bank tensions - analysis

Israel used a drone to target a Hamas commander in Tulkarm recently, which was part of Israel's efforts to combat the increased weapon smuggling and terrorist threats.

 Israeli security forces seen during an Israeli military raid in Tulkarem, in the West Bank, May 23, 2024.

'Hamas on its knees, in need of lifeline': Analyst explains Palestinian unity agreement

Zvi Yehezkeli expresses pessimism regarding the recent agreement between the terrorist organizations Hamas and Fatah; and China's increasing involvement in the region.

 Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas signs a document. July 23, 2024.