Salam Fayyad

An Israeli soldier checks women's IDs, Qalandiya checkpoint, West Bank, August 20, 2010. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

How one of Palestine’s preeminent journalists lost hope for peace

Nasser Laham, the editor-in-chief of Palestine’s biggest independent media outlet, used to be an ardent supporter Abbas and the peace process. But after decades of failed attempts, something inside him changed. Today he believes Palestinians must stop talking about peace. ‘We’ll wait a thousand years, the Israelis will be defeated. What’s the hurry?’ By Meron Rapoport…

By +972 Magazine July 8, 2018

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas casts his vote at the Muqataa, the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 03, 2016. (Flash90)

Preparing for the day after Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas’s heir apparent, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, will have to prove himself by distinguishing his path from that of his predecessor, widely viewed by Palestinians as a failure. By Menachem Klein Someone in the Israeli intelligence community is worried about the health of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and specifically about what may transpire on the day…

By +972 Magazine March 12, 2018

File photo of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, cropped (By Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk)

The road to Palestinian statehood runs through Gaza

Irrespective of who wins in Israel’s elections, Palestine will have to deal with the marginalization of its quest for statehood. That process must start by reintegrating Gaza into the Palestinian fold. By Salam Fayyad For Palestinians the quest for statehood begins with Gaza. But wait, is there still active regional or international interest in the cause…

By +972 Magazine March 5, 2015

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (Beautiful Faces of Palestine/CC BY NC ND 2.0)

Who got rid of the prime minister of Palestine?

The resignation of the Palestinian Authority’s relatively popular but unsupported Prime Minister Salam Fayyad ends a story of frustration, progress and hope. Who killed the prime minister of Palestine? Well, no one killed Salam Fayyad, of course. But the idea of a prime minister of Palestine, the political leader of a someday-democratic state-coming-into being who…

By Dahlia Scheindlin April 14, 2013

Downtown Ramallah. (photo: Wikicommons)

The Ramallah bubble: Prosperity under occupation?

By Lia Tarachansky and Max Blumenthal From street level in downtown Ramallah the economy seems to be thriving. Gleaming storefronts display an array of brand-name products, American fast food restaurants are sprouting up and the city is host to a bustling nightlife that could rival Tel Aviv. For years Israeli officials have pointed to economic…

By +972 Magazine February 10, 2013

The Wall. (Activestills)

Demystifying one-state, acknowledging facts

The question is no longer about whether one state should be considered, as there is only one state which governs over two people. The question is which kind of state it will be: the left or the right-wing version. The protests a few weeks ago in the West Bank against Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, once the…

By Dahlia Scheindlin October 9, 2012

Palestinian youth blocked traffic in Bethlehem in a protest against the rising cost of living and criticizing the Palestinian Authority leadership, September 8, 2012. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Photo essay: Palestinians protest high prices, Israeli economic control

A wave of protests in the occupied Palestinian territories against the high cost of living has raised the obvious question as to whether the ‘Arab Spring’ has arrived in Palestine. Since demonstrations started in the first week of September, Palestinians have regularly blocked roads in major West Bank cities, protesting the high prices for food,…

By Activestills September 17, 2012

Palestinians push taxis along Hebron Road in the West Bank town of Bethlehem to protest the high cost of fuel and food, September 10, 2012. (photo: RRB/Activestills.org)

PHOTO: Palestinian taxi and truck drivers protest high fuel and food prices

Though rumors of a general strike that would have shut down all traffic and closed businesses in Bethlehem and other West Bank cities failed to materialize, streets have been blocked in several locations as taxi and truck drivers took to the streets to protest high fuel and food prices. Reports from Ramallah, Tulkarem, Nablus, Hebron,…

By Activestills September 10, 2012

Women at Qalandia checkpoint on Ramadan. (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

PA-Israel trade agreements only stabilize occupation

The trade agreements signed earlier this week between Israel and the Palestinian Authority serve as a reminder of the convenient status quo of occupation. They also illustrate just how irrelevant the PA has become in the struggle against the foreign military regime, and raise the question: When and how will it pay the price? On…

By Haggai Matar August 3, 2012

To Mideast peacemakers: You are all George Costanza!

Jason Alexander comes here to make peace, but sounds more like George Costanza. Problem is, he’s not alone. Jason Alexander (“George Costanza” in Seinfeld) is a good liberal, he cares about Israel and wants to see peace, he wants to see Palestinians have their freedom and Israelis their security. He and an American group called…

By Larry Derfner November 18, 2011

Fayyad to speak at US Palestinian lobby gala despite rift

In just few hours, the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is slated to give the keynote address at the annual gala dinner of the American Task Force on Palestine, or ATFP. A few days ago, it was unclear Fayyad would be allowed to attend, much less speak, after the Palestinian Authority severed ties with the…

By Roee Ruttenberg October 19, 2011

Will Palestine be a state according to international law?

Israel and the family of nations should look into the Palestinian statehood bid and judge it based on current international law. By Issa Edward Boursheh The Montevideo Convention, today a part of customary international law, outlines four requirements for statehood: a) Defined territory b) Permanent population c) Government d) Capacity to enter into relations with…

By +972 Magazine September 20, 2011

Khalil Shikaki (Photo: Brandeis University)

Palestinian pollster: UN declaration may be last chance for Abbas

“It’s very clear that the public wants a real state, not just a state in name. The public is willing to pay the price.” Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki explains why a unilateral declaration of statehood may be the last chance Palestinians give to their current leadership, and the dilemmas Palestinians face come September. As September…

By Dahlia Scheindlin July 28, 2011