Palestinians
Palestinian elections may hinge on US poll outcome
Long-time rivals eye rapprochement amid US pressure on Arab states to circumvent the Palestinians in recognising Israel
PalestiniansA Palestinian reconciliation may be mainly symbolic
Rivals Fatah and Hamas are set to discuss rapprochement amid international isolation fears
PalestiniansPalestinian aims will falter after Gulf-Israel accords
The new treaty calls for an unspecified “just, comprehensive, realistic” Israeli-Palestinian solution
PalestiniansGaza's COVID-19 flare-up will cause humanitarian alarm
The territory has been placed under lockdown after recording its first cases of COVID-19 community transmission
PalestiniansIsraeli-Emirati deal only formalises existing reality
The US-backed agreement to establish diplomatic ties is winning wider kudos, but Palestinians see it as a sell-out
United Arab EmiratesAid to the Middle East will fall far short of needs
Major donor countries are channeling most spending to meet domestic challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic
Middle EastIsraeli settlers may rebel against any annexation move
Settler leaders have been a perhaps surprising source of dissent over Netanyahu’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank
IsraelIsraeli premier's annexation promise risks backfiring
Netanyahu’s date to start the annexation process comes and goes without event, as opponents line up against it
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