Palestinians

  • Jun 15, 2017
  • 2 min read

External pressure will drive Palestinian infighting

The struggle between rival parties Hamas and Fatah is intensifying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Palestinians
  • Jun 12, 2017
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Israeli politicians’ nationalist rhetoric may be empty

The defence minister claims the most West Bank settlement-building since the Oslo Agreement

Israel
  • Jun 9, 2017
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Palestinian Hamas will seek allies beyond Qatar

The Saudi-led assault on Qatar has radical implications for the Palestinian Islamist movement

Palestinians
  • Jun 1, 2017
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Israeli-Palestinian West Bank security rift will widen

The UN highlights a lack of protection for Palestinian civilians as the heart of the crisis in the occupied territories

Israel
  • May 15, 2017
  • 2 min read

Trump’s Israel visit will show peace process problems

The Israeli prime minister is pushing for a US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Israel
  • May 9, 2017
  • 2 min read

Egypt’s foreign policy will be a balancing act

Cairo’s anti-Islamism jars with chief backer Saudi Arabia, but brings it closer to the United Arab Emirates and Russia

Egypt
  • May 8, 2017
  • 2 min read

New leader of Palestinian Hamas represents continuity

Former Gaza chief Ismail Haniyeh won out over his Qatar-based colleague

Palestinians
  • May 3, 2017
  • 7 min read

Rival Palestinian parties may be forced into alliance

A new Hamas policy document and Fatah-driven economic crisis in Gaza are changing the balance of power

Palestinians