The ultimate catch-22

[ PIC 11/01/2013 - 09:41 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine Spokespersons representing Fatah and Hamas have been speaking auspiciously about the prospects of reconciliation between the two groups, following Egyptian-moderated talks in Cairo this week. Thankfully, the Egyptian leadership of President Mursi has made strenuous efforts to ensure the success of the […]

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Hamas: Egypt unrest may disrupt unity talks

BREAKING: #Egypt military deployed outside presidential palace in Cairo after clashes (Details to follow) rt.com #news— RT (@RT_com) December 06, 2012 Maan News Agency | Dec 5, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Meetings to discuss Palestinian reconciliation depend on stability in Egypt, a senior Hamas official said Wednesday. Ahmad Yousef told Ma’an that unrest in […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Factions meet in Gaza to end division

Maan News Agency | Nov 20, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas, Fatah and Islamic Jihad joined factions in Gaza for a meeting on Monday to discuss efforts to end Israel’s war on the enclave. Fatah official Nabil Shaath represented President Mahmoud Abbas at the meeting. He told Ma’an that Abbas sent him to Gaza […]

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Hamas: Committed to Doha deal, but needs amendment

MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEB 21 2012   BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayyah said Monday that the Islamist movement is committed to the Doha agreement, but still disputes President Abbas’ dual role of prime minister. “Make it lawful, as Abbas can’t be president and prime minister according to the law,” al-Hayyah told Ma’an. […]

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Full text of the Doha Declaration signed between Hamas and Fatah – Palestine

Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… Full text of the Doha Declaration signed between Hamas and FatahThe Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas, represented by its political bureau chief Khaled Meshaal, and the Fatah Movement, represented by its head and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, signed the Doha Agreement on Monday, […]

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Meshaal: Palestinians Factions Should Unite in Facing Israel

A Million Stories about the Zionist Rape of This World – in pictures 26.11.11 – 00:46_ Palestine News Network PNN -On Friday, AFP reported that Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told the Netanyahu Administration, “Don’t frighten us. [Instead], confirm that Palestinian reconciliation is the right path for the future of Palestine and the Palestinians.” Meshaal’s statements […]

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Palestinian factions: PLO step to seek seat in the UN threatens the cause

[ 16/09/2011 - 11:47 AM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– The Damascus- based central leadership of the Palestinian factions alliance has strongly criticized Thursday the PLO move to seek a seat at the UN, stressing that the step was far from any national strategy for liberation and resistance. In a statement it issued in this regard, the […]

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Hamas and Fatah stress necessity of achieving national reconciliation

[ 16/09/2011 - 12:00 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas and Fatah stressed Thursday the significance of achieving national reconciliation, and stressed that political arrest should stop and all political detainees should be immediately released. PIC correspondent in the Gaza Strip pointed out that the meeting between the two delegations lasted for 90 minutes where the […]

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Nunu: Palestinian factions abide by calm as long as IOF abides by it

[ 23/08/2011 - 11:33 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza announced that a calm agreement was reached between the Palestinian factions and the Israeli occupation authority. Taher Al-Nunu, the government’s spokesman, told a press conference on Monday that the factions pledged to abide by the calm as long as the IOA abided […]

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Israel not after war in Sinai Peninsula

Related: Gaza Under Attack – in pictures PressTV – Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:49PM GMT Interview with Mukhaimer Abu Saada, professor at al-Azhar University Israel mounted its attacks on the impoverished Gaza Strip shortly after accusing Gaza-based groups of taking part in the attack in the Red Sea resort of Eilat where eight Israelis were […]

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القسام: لا تهدئة الان مع الاحتلال وعلى الفصائل الرد على الجرائم

نشر أمـــس (آخر تحديث) 19/08/2011 الساعة 23:33 غزة- معا- في تطور لافت اعلنت كتائب القسام الجناح العسكري لحركة حماس “ان لا تهدئة مع الاحتلال الاسرائيلي في ظل استمراره بارتكاب المجازر ضد الشعب الفلسطيني بدون مبرر”. ونقلت اذاعة الاقصى عن كتائب القسام “دعوتها للفصائل المشاركة في الرد على جرائم الاحتلال الاسرائيلي”. يتبع… وكـالــة مـعـا الاخباريـة: القسام: […]

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Factions: Golan massacre war crime

[ 06/06/2011 - 05:19 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian national and Islamic forces in Gaza condemned on Monday the Israeli massacre in the Golan Heights against a peaceful march, describing it as a war crime. The factions issued a joint statement at conclusion of a meeting called for by the Islamic Jihad movement urging the […]

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Hamas-Fatah deal to end divisions

Wed May 11, 2011 6:53PM Palestinians celebrate the unity deal between Hamas and Fatah in the streets of the West Bank city of Hebron on May 6, 2011. Nearly most Palestinians believe that Hamas-Fatah unity deal will heal the divisions among Palestinians, a new survey has revealed. According to a survey conducted by the Qatar-based […]

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Text of the Agreement between Fatah and Hamas

3 May 2011 | Palestine Monitor Translated by Al Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative, this document is currently in the process of being signed by all of Palestine’s factions and parties. Under the auspices of Egypt, delegations from the Fatah and Hamas movements met in Cairo on April 27, 2011 to discuss the issues concerning […]

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EU socialists call unity ‘brave step’ toward recognition

May 2, 2011 BRUSSELS, Belgium (Ma’an) — The Party of European Socialists and the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament issued a joint statement Sunday welcoming Palestinian unity as a “brave step” on the path to recognition of statehood by the EU. PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen voiced “support [for] the Palestinian reconciliation […]

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UN to study Palestinian unity deal

PressTV – Mon May 2, 2011 12:50AM UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Despite Israeli efforts to derail the Hamas-Fatah unity deal, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that he would study the agreement carefully. Intra-Palestinian reconciliation should take place in a way that promotes “peace, security and non-violence,” UN spokesman Martin Nesirky quoted Ban as […]

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Resistance factions desire to co-sign reconciliation deal

[ 30/04/2011 - 04:43 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian resistance factions have praised the Hamas-Fatah national unity agreement as well as Egyptian efforts to achieve Palestinian unity. ”We congratulate Fatah and Hamas over this achievement, and we highly commend Egypt’s new position on ending the siege and permanently opening the Rafah land border crossing within […]

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Rival Palestinian Factions Reach Reconciliation Agreement

Wednesday April 27, 2011 19:35 by George Rishmawi – IMEMC News Hamas and Fatah sign a reconciliation draft agreement in Cairo Egypt Wednesday evening following rounds of talks, with hope to end a four-year internal unrest in the Palestinian Territories, Palestinian media sources reported. Cartoon by Palestinian Cartonnist Majed Badra Both parties agreed, under Egyptian […]

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Abu Marzouk: Hamas vision for reconciliation contradicts Abbas initiative

12/04/2011 – 06:11 PM DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau Moussa Abu Marzouk has confirmed that contacts are being made with Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas to end the current Palestinian political split, but he said that the persecution of Hamas elements in the West Bank must be curbed before reconciliation can be […]

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Palestinian Factions In Gaza Declare Ceasefire

Friday April 08, 2011 01:41 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip declared a ceasefire starting at 11 P.M on Thursday. The declaration came following a day of escalation that led to the death of five Palestinians while dozens of residents, including children, were wounded. One student was seriously injured […]

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Hamas has started reconciliation talks with Fatah, says leader

MENA | Al-Masry Al-Youm Mon, 04/04/2011 – 16:45   Photographed by Mohamed Hesham 1 Hamas has initiated talks with Fatah regarding a potential Palestinian reconciliation, Hamas leadership member Mahmoud al-Zahar said on Monday. State-run news agency MENA reported al-Zahar said the talks began in Gaza on Sunday. “We’re determined to reconcile. We want reconciliation so […]

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Resistance factions: The calm is dependent on Israel’s behavior

27/03/2011 – 09:39 AM GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian resistance factions in a meeting on Saturday stressed that their abidance by the calm with the Israeli side is contingent on the nature of the latter’s field behavior. “The factions confirm that the policy of massacres will not undermine the steadfastness of the Palestinian people and that […]

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