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New Hamas Chief Latest Step Toward International Acceptance

Ismail Haniya's election as Hamas chief is another sign that the Islamist movement is seeking to soften its image and...

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Palestinian Fashion Designer Breathes New Life Into Tradition

Palestinian fashion designer Natalie Tahhan is hard at work in her Jerusalem studio, replacing the painstaking...

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Ismail Haniya Elected New Political Chief of Hamas

Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's...

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Perennial Middle East Player, Israeli Ally

The United States has for several decades played a mediating role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while remaining...

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Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document

Hamas has announced it is taking a softer stance on Israel, having for years called for the state's destruction, in a...

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Main Points of New Hamas Policy Document

The six-page Document of General Principles and Policies unveiled Monday by Hamas, accepts a Palestinian state within...

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Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document

Hamas on Monday unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the...

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Trump Set For First Meeting With Palestinian President

US President Donald Trump meets Mahmud Abbas Wednesday for their first face-to-face talks, with the Palestinian leader...

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New Hamas Chief To Be Announced Soon

The new leadership of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will be announced in the coming days, officials said Sunday,...

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Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties

Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a...

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Palestinian ‘day of Rage’ In Support of Prisoners

Palestinians prepared for a "day of rage" across the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday in solidarity with more...

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Rights Group Fears Gaza Fuel ‘catastrophe’

An Israeli rights group warned Thursday that cutting power to the Gaza Strip would have "catastrophic consequences"...

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Palestinians On Strike In Solidarity With Prisoners

Schools, banks and businesses across the West Bank were closed on Thursday as Palestinians observed a general strike in...

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Gaza Power Cuts Causing Humanitarian Crisis

Constant fuel shortages and insufficent infrastructure have brought about a "humanitarian crisis" for Palestinians in...

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Clashes At Protest To Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers

Several dozen Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces Thursday outside a prison where detainees are on a...

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For Palestinian Family, An Udder-Ly Unique Power Source

Power comes in many forms, but Kamal al-Jebrini's family looked to where others may fear to tread for a new source of...

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Fresh Gaza Protests After Palestinian Pay Cut

Fresh protests against civil service pay cuts broke out in Gaza on Saturday, AFP reporters said, amid pressure on...

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Hamas Hangs Three Gaza ‘collaborators’ With Israel

Gaza's Hamas rulers hanged three men they accused of collaborating with Israel Thursday following calls for revenge for...

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Hamas Offers Clemency To Israeli ‘collaborators’ After Killing

Hamas has offered "collaborators" with Israel a week to turn themselves in and receive clemency as it investigates the...