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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presides over a meeting of the Palestinian government in Ramallah, West Bank, on April 29, 2019. (Flash90)

The brewing war to succeed Mahmoud Abbas

The jockeying for the post-Abbas leadership is taking shape in a moment of political, economic, and internal crisis for the beleaguered Palestinian government. By Daoud Kuttab It is rare in Palestinian politics that a president follows a prime minister. This is what happened this week, when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas echoed the words of his…

By +972 Magazine June 12, 2019

Israeli army officer next to the site where the bodies of three missing teens were located, June 30 2014 (photo: Activestills)

Analysis: The end of the ‘cheap occupation’ era

Israel may soon have to say goodbye to its tight-knit cooperation with the Palestinian Authority and the relative calm that comes with it. The discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teens who have been missing for the last 18 days, along with the public calls for vengeance heard in Israel today, could mark the…

By Noam Sheizaf July 1, 2014

Palestinians watch PA President Mahmoud Abbas address the UN in 2012. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

It’s time to imagine a future without the Palestinian Authority

Last night wasn’t the first time Palestinians were in the crosshairs of their own ‘security services,’ but the sight of Israeli jeeps within spitting distance of the melee has set off long-latent resentment toward the Palestinian Authority. It started with a mission, Israel would have us believe, to find three missing Yeshiva students. But one…

By Samer Badawi June 22, 2014

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