Hamas’ victory: What future awaits the Palestinians?

Yesterday, the Palestinian anti-occupation organisation, HAMAS, (in Arabic, an acronym for "Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia" -- Islamic Resistance Movement -- and a word meaning courage and bravery), swept to victory over the ruling  FATAH party in Palestinian parliamentary...

Palestinian Leader to Ask Hamas to Form a New Government

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 27 — The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said today that he would ask Hamas to form a new government, as members of the defeated Fatah party marched through the streets of Gaza, angrily calling on the party's leadership to resign.

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Welcome To War - Exit polling turned out to be optimistic ... (Captain Ed/Cap...

"Welcome To War  —  Exit polling turned out to be optimistic for the now-defunct Palestinian Authority, dominated by Fatah since its founding by Yasser Arafat.  The supposedly reformed terrorist kept the government as a sinecure for his PLO comrades, and...

Palestinian Pol Slain on Eve of Vote (AP)

AP - Palestinian gunmen linked to the ruling Fatah movement killed one of their party leaders Tuesday, increasing tensions on the eve of parliamentary balloting and raising doubts about a new pledge by armed groups in the West Bank and Gaza to hold their fire during the vote.

Palestinians Open Gaza-Egypt Border (AP)

AP - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas opened the Gaza-Egypt border in a festive ceremony Friday — a milestone for the Palestinians who for the first time took control of a frontier crossing without Israeli veto powers and gained some freedom of movement.

Counterpunch: Hidden Agenda in Gaza pullout?

Three Jewish Human Rights activists have recently posted their warnings of a possible hidden agenda behind the Gaza pullout: to remove Israelis from harm's way before launching an all-out assault on the Palestinians who move in to fill the void."We believe that one...