Why is Hamas Interested in a Temporary Truce with Israel?

By Jonathan Dahoah Halevi • Hamas regards the temporary cease-fire as a tahdiya and not a hudna. A tahdiya – “a period of calm” – is used by Hamas to describe a simple cease-fire. A hudna implies recognition of the other party’s actual existence, without...

Once again as in 2002 a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians is a s...

 Once again as in 2002 the subject of a cease-fire between Israel and thePalestinians is a subject of intense debate. The political left isparticularly hot on the subject, pointing out that while Hamas hasrequested a cease-fire, it is Israel who has rejected the...

From Intifada to Hudna

"Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah are trying to come up with a "€œtechnical government"€, in order to convince the EU and US to resume the flow of Western aid money. They are reportedly close to a deal. "€œMohammad Shbair is a candidate by Hamas, and Fatah...

Hamas: We'll never recognize Israel

"Speaking to al-Sharq al-Awsat Palestinian foreign minister says Hamas will never agree to UN resolutions calling for two-state solution. Palestinian Foreign Minister and Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar told...

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