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
Confidence-Building Measures Needed For Israel-Palestine Talks Using "peace gestures" as bargaining chips only demonstrates that neither side is truly interested in peace. Palestine
Gazans Use Satire to Bypass Political Censorship To circumvent censorship, political critics have turned to satirical literature to express displeasure with local governance. Palestine
A Thorough Reassessment Of US Policy Is Required The United States needs to reassess its policy after Israeli moves to continue settlement activities threaten to derail the negotiation process. Palestine
Israeli Government Makes West Bank Settlements a National Priority The Israeli cabinet approved the national development priority map, adding to it more settlements in the West Bank. Palestine
Egyptian Unrest Rattles Rafah Palestinians Regular clashes between the Egyptian army and militants on Gaza's border are terrifying Palestinian residents in Rafah. Palestine
Seized Documents Suggest Fatah Plotted to Frame Hamas in Egypt Hamas has leaked internal Fatah documents it says proves that its rival was trying to frame it in Egypt's political crisis. Palestine
Referendums to Put Pressure On Palestinian, Israeli Negotiators The decision by Israel and the Palestinians to put any final deal to referendums will have a profound influence on the negotiation process. Palestine
Egyptian Crisis Reduces Friction Between Israel and Hamas Both Israel and the Hamas government in Gaza have an interest in preventing a further deterioration on the Egyptian border. Palestine
US Must Sell Peace Talks To Israeli, Palestinian Public The US has the additional task of having to convince the Israeli and Palestinian people of the merits of the current talks. Palestine
Israeli-Palestinian Talks: The Perils of Pessimism Some cautiously optimistic signals from the Israeli-Palestinian talks in Washington. Palestine
Israel Reopens Hebron Checkpoint As Gesture to Palestinians A checkpoint near Hebron has been reopened after 12 years, but local Palestinians are skeptical of the "goodwill gesture." Palestine
Some Israelis Dread Peace Talks The renewal of negotiations brings no guarantees, while the status quo of the last few years offered relative security to both Israelis and Palestinians. Palestine
