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Palestinian protesters wave the flags of Palestinian political movements, Fatah (yellow) and Hamas (green) as they chant slogans in support of the national reconciliation and the announcement of the formation of a national unity government between the two factions, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

As Palestinian divisions deepen, Arab actors seek two-state alternative

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is worried that ‘regional peace’ would prompt normalization between Arab states and Israel, while sidelining the two-state solution. Yet increasingly, Palestinian and Arab actors are pursuing a number of alternative solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Ella Aphek During Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s last visit to Washington, President Trump introduced a…

By +972 Magazine March 25, 2017

President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas at a joint press conference in Whitehall. (flickr / Cabinet Office CC)

More than just the PA at stake in Palestinian reconciliation

Recent statements by Abbas and Hamas leader Abu Marzouk can be seen as the opening salvos in what is sure to be a hotly contested campaign to lead the PLO and, through it, the Palestinian body politic. By Samer Badawi Following the displacement, 66 years ago today, of more than three-quarters of their population and…

By Samer Badawi May 14, 2014