Palestinians take step toward unity (AP) 06.02.2012, 18:44:13 AP - After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks. |
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The Mainstreaming of Hamas Continues as Palestinian Unity Gains Steam (Time.com) 06.02.2012, 18:15:00 Time.com - Hamas vows to give Palestinian moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas the running room to see what talks can produce |
Palestinians move toward end of political rift (AP) 06.02.2012, 15:05:01 AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday took a decisive step toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant Hamas, agreeing to head an interim unity government that would prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government (Reuters) 06.02.2012, 14:33:38 Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. |
(AP) 06.02.2012, 13:53:46 AP - Israeli prime minister: Palestinian reconciliation deal abandons 'way of peace.' |
HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights (AP) 05.02.2012, 16:00:01 AP - A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15 years ago to raise a family lives in fear of deportation because his ID card says he's originally from Gaza. |
Palestinian rivals hold unity talks in Qatar (AP) 05.02.2012, 14:39:37 AP - The Palestinian president and the head of rival Hamas resumed talks Sunday over efforts to move along a reconciliation pact that remains stalled after nearly a year. |
Israeli prospector says natural gas found offshore (AP) 05.02.2012, 10:57:44 AP - American and Israeli gas prospectors say they have discovered a large amount of offshore natural gas in Israeli waters near the Lebanese border. |