Explainer What does Hamas' move to dissolve its Gaza government mean? Hamas has agreed to hand civilian administration over to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, but the committee is not yet in Gaza and may not deploy until Hamas’ disarmament is resolved. Palestine
Interview Ayman Odeh says Arab parties could back Bennett or Eisenkot to block Netanyahu In an interview with Al-Monitor, head of the Arab-Israeli Hadash-Ta'al Knesset faction, Ayman Odeh, said his party is prepared to make difficult decisions to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Ayman Odeh Head of the Knesset's Hadash-Ta'al faction
Who is Melat Kiros, the pro-Palestinian who unseated a longtime Democrat? Kiros has taken a hard stance against Israel and opposes all aid to the country as pro-Palestinian candidates make further inroads in the party. United States
Amnesty International accuses Israel of state-led ethnic cleansing in West Bank In a new report, Amnesty International said that the escalating forced displacement and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is part of a state-led campaign to control the Palestinian territory. Palestine
Hezbollah-Hamas Relations 'Good' Despite Beirut Bombing Accusations Sources close to Hezbollah claim ties with Hamas remain on relatively good terms despite disagreements and accusations that Hamas was involved in bombing a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut. Palestine
Who's Behind Attempts to Spread Chaos in Lebanon? According to a senior former Lebanese security official, jihadists are carrying out a series of attacks in Lebanon to draw the country into a civil war. Palestine
Palestinian Authority Tightens Grip on Hamas in West Bank Hamas says a crackdown by the Palestinian Authority has damaged Hamas' formal structure in the West Bank, but that it is reorganizing nevertheless. Palestine
Israeli Volunteers Invite Palestinian Children to Beach Israeli women accompany Palestinian children and their mothers to Tel Aviv on a trip that for most is their first visit to the beach. Palestine
Israel-Palestine Peace Depends On International Involvement Israel's insistence on keeping the United States and other world powers out of the negotiating room will only result in the failure of current talks with the Palestinians. Palestine
Hamas Accused of Targeting Fatah Activists in Gaza Palestinian rights groups have called on Hamas to cease harassing Fatah members, after several were detained in Gaza in recent weeks. Palestine
Palestinian Bank Pioneers Sign-Language Banking Gaza's Palestine Islamic Bank is the first Palestinian retail bank to launch sign-language services. Palestine
Gaza Salafist Leader Calls For Jihad Against Egyptian General Head of the Salafist Jaysh al-Umma militant group in Gaza has called on Muslims to "stop the bloodshed by the tyrant Sisi." Palestine
Lebanon Caught in Middle Of Iranian-Saudi 'Cold War' Lebanon’s unique position in the Arab Levant means it has been inevitably caught up in the back and forth of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s proxy war in the region. Saudi Arabia
Israel Sidelines Palestinian Soccer Players The head of the Palestinian Football Federation, Jibril Rajoub, feels betrayed by Israel's refusal to grant permission to players from Iraq, Jordan and the UAE to enter the Palestinian Authority. Palestine
Israeli Left Must Stop Waiting For Its 'De Gaulle' Israeli’s public apathy to negotiations shows its inability to connect the Iranian nuclear threat to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and the country wasting its resources in “a futile war.” Palestine
Evaluating the Oslo Accords: 20 Years Later The inability of Israelis to decide whether the Oslo Accords were an achievement or a failure may be proof that peace is not likely to arrive very soon. Palestine
