The profession of the son of Palestinian President Mahmoud #Abbas is “President son”
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#Palestine #nepotisme
The profession of the son of Palestinian President Mahmoud #Abbas is “President son”
Resistance movements in the #Gaza Stip strengthening ties with #Tehran
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/22162
More than $250 million dollars were given annually to Hamas by Tehran. This allowed the movement to continue and resist international sanctions. However, this amount has become irrelevant after the latest war, which proved that Palestinians are only able to defend themselves through self-made weapons and supplies by the axis of Resistance to Gaza.
#Articles #Beirut #Damascus #Doha #Egypt #Fatah #Hezbollah #Iran #Islamic_Jihad #Muslim_Brotherhood #NATO #Palestine #Qatar #syria #turkey #west_bank
Jihadi groups in north #Lebanon admit to defeat in battle against the army
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/22237
Jihadi groups have not learned their lesson from their experiences in north #Lebanon. They repeat the same mistakes and end up with the same outcome. What drives an armed group that adopts a certain cause, whether just or not, to wage a battle which it knows ahead of time is a losing battle?
#Ahmed_al-Asir #Al-Nusra_Front #Articles #Dinniyeh #Fatah_al-Islam #ISIS #Khaled_Hoblos #North_Lebanon #Tripoli
Jihadi groups in north #Lebanon admit to defeat in battle against the army
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Lebanese soldiers are seen following the clashes between troops and masked gunmen as soldiers control the area in #Lebanon's northern city of #Tripoli on October 25, 2014. (Photo: Anadolu Agency) Lebanese soldiers are seen following the clashes between troops and masked gunmen as soldiers control the area in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on October 25, 2014. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
Jihadi groups have not learned their lesson from their experiences in #North_Lebanon. They repeat the same mistakes and end up with the same outcome. What drives an armed group that adopts a certain cause, whether just or not, to wage a battle which it knows ahead of time is a losing battle?
Radwan (...)
#Ahmed_al-Asir #Al-Nusra_Front #Articles #Dinniyeh #Fatah_al-Islam #ISIS #Khaled_Hoblos
Interview with former #Hamas Foreign Minister #Mahmoud_al-Zahar
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/21568
On the ruins of his home destroyed in the last war on Gaza, we sat with Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar to discuss a variety of issues after the war. We talked about direct negotiations with the occupation; Hamas’ position regarding the reconciliation with #Fatah; participating in the upcoming elections and last but not least, Hamas’ position on the conflicting regional axes.
#Articles #Egypt #Israel #Mahmoud_Abbas #Muslim_Brotherhood #Palestine #west_bank
#Palestine #2014 / Cessez-le feu et secret #Armistice : La surprise du Président
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Il n’est que temps de présenter l’analyse publiée le 26 août par l’éminent analyste #Politique palestinien Hani al-Masri sur les intentions de Abou Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas)... Déjà, les différences des points de vue infra-palestiniens sont soulevées de nouveau comme des problèmes aux solutions difficiles. Selon un article dans Masarat, qui analyse les attitudes respectives en jeu, le #Fatah voudrait à la fois l’unité mais garder sa prédominance dans l’autorité et l’administration palestiniennes, le beurre et (...)
/ Palestine, Politique, #Nationalisme, 2014, #Hamas, #Autorité_Palestinienne, #Bordure_Protectrice, Huda Abdelrahman al-Sadi, Hani al-Masri, Armistice, Masarat , #Centre_palestinien_pour_la_recherche_politique_et_les_études_stratégiques_-_Masarat, Mahmoud Abbas (Abou Mazen), (...)
#_Huda_Abdelrahman_al-Sadi #_Hani_al-Masri #Masarat_ #Mahmoud_Abbas_Abou_Mazen_
Is the #west_bank witnessing a resurgence of #Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyr Brigades?
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A Palestinian protester holding his national flag stands amid smoke after tear gas was fired by Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank village of Bilin, on July 28, 2014, following a demonstration in support of Palestinians from the #Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani) A Palestinian protester holding his national flag stands amid smoke after tear gas was fired by Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank village of Bilin, on July 28, 2014, following a demonstration in support of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani)
While Fatah may have made an about-face with its attitudes regarding the war on Gaza, it will not be able to easily reactivate its armed wing, al-Aqsa (...)
#Palestine #al-Aqsa_Martyrs_brigade #Articles #Hamas #Hebron #Israel #Palestinian_Authority
#Israel exposed : A fragile, dysfunctional, and irrelevant entity
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-exposed-fragile-dysfunctional-and-irrelevant-entity
Palestinians celebrate in the #west_bank city of Ramallah, late July 21, 2014, after #Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassem Brigades, said it had captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in the #Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani) Palestinians celebrate in the West Bank city of Ramallah, late July 21, 2014, after Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassem Brigades, said it had captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani)
Beyond the political intrigue and conflicting, complex interests at play in the efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, let’s turn to what is really at the heart of the events in Gaza. These events have gone beyond the intentions, plans, and (...)
#Saudi_Arabia behind effort to disarm the Palestinian Resistance
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-arabia-behind-effort-disarm-palestinian-resistance
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-STR) US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-STR)
It has become clear that the issue mainly revolves around disarming the Palestinian Resistance at any cost, everything else is just for show. According to new information, efforts towards this goal have been led by Saudi Arabia, #Egypt and the #United_Arab_Emirates (UAE) in coordination with the United States (US) and #Israel.
Fouad (...)
#Palestine #Articles #Doha #Fatah’s_sudden_volte-face #Gaza #Hamas #Islamic_Jihad #Mahmoud_Abbas #Qatar #turkey
#UAE pays #Hamas hush money after attempting to facilitate Dahlan’s return
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/uae-pays-hamas-hush-money-after-attempting-facilitate-dahlan%E2%8
A picture taken from the southern Israeli #Gaza border shows smoke billowing from buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, on July 10, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Jack Guez) A picture taken from the southern Israeli Gaza border shows smoke billowing from buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, on July 10, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Jack Guez)
The Hamas movement acted ahead of the scheduled date on which the Palestinian government in the #west_bank was supposed to transfer 25 million Israeli shekels ($7 million) to the Gaza Strip, and gave [public sector] employees cash handouts ranging between $200 and $800, said to be part of accumulated overdue amounts that were a burden on the previous government. (...)
#Palestine #Articles #Fatah #Mahmoud_Abbas #Mohammed_Bin_Zayed #Mohammed_Dahlan
#Fatah’s sudden volte-face
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/fatah%E2%80%99s-sudden-volte-face
Palestinian Authority President #Mahmoud_Abbas adresses journalists as he meets with members of the #Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on July 22, 2014 in the #west_bank city of Ramallah, after he prayed for the Palestinians who were killed during the Israeli military offensive in the #Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani) #Palestinian_Authority President Mahmoud Abbas adresses journalists as he meets with members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on July 22, 2014 in the West Bank city of Ramallah, after he prayed for the Palestinians who were killed during the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani)
The Resistance factions have pulled the rug from under the feet of the (...)
#Articles #Hamas #Mahmoud_Habash #Muslim_Brotherhood #Riad_Malki #Yasser_Abed_Rabbo
Remembering the past: Bangladeshi fighters for #Palestine of the 1980s
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/remembering-past-bangladeshi-fighters-palestine-1980s
Volunteers from #Bangladesh fighting with #palestinians in Beirut, #Lebanon 1982. (Photo: Magnum Photos-Chris Steele Perkins) Volunteers from Bangladesh fighting with Palestinians in Beirut, Lebanon 1982. (Photo: Magnum Photos-Chris Steele Perkins)
A photograph and a grave. These are two relics of a time, now mostly forgotten, of when thousands of Bangladeshis came to Lebanon in the 1980s as volunteers and fighters for the Palestinian cause. They were no less important in the struggle for Palestinian liberation than others, and their stories deserve to be remembered.
Yazan al-Saadi
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#Culture_&_Society #Articles #Beaufort_Castle #Fatah #Israel #Nabatiyeh #PFLP #PFLP-GC #PLO #Shatila
Is #Israel’s ongoing terror campaign punishment for Palestinian unity?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel%E2%80%99s-ongoing-terror-campaign-punishment-palestinian-u
Israeli soldiers arrest a young Palestinian boy following clashes in the center of the #west_bank town of Hebron, on June 20, 2014. Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank as they pressed a crackdown on the Islamist movement #Hamas in their search for three missing Israeli teenagers. (Photo: AFP-Thomas Coex) Israeli soldiers arrest a young Palestinian boy following clashes in the center of the West Bank town of Hebron, on June 20, 2014. Israeli soldiers killed a 14-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank as they pressed a crackdown on the Islamist movement Hamas in their search for three missing Israeli teenagers. (Photo: AFP-Thomas Coex)
As Israel continues its crackdown on the (...)
#Palestine #Articles #Fatah #gaza_strip #IOF #Operation_Brother's_Keeper #Oslo_Accords
#ISIS’ victories revive fears of Islamic emirate in North #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/isis%E2%80%99-victories-revive-fears-islamic-emirate-north-lebano
An image uploaded on June 14, 2014 on the jihadist website Welayat Salahuddin allegedly shows a militant of the Islamic State of #Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) standing next to a captured vehicle left behind by Iraqi security forces at an unknown location in the Salaheddin province. (Photo: AFP-Welayat Salahuddin) An image uploaded on June 14, 2014 on the jihadist website Welayat Salahuddin allegedly shows a militant of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) standing next to a captured vehicle left behind by Iraqi security forces at an unknown location in the Salaheddin province. (Photo: AFP-Welayat Salahuddin)
Informed Islamist sources told Al-Akhbar about a discussion that took place between Islamist groups and (...)
#Akkar #al-Qalamoun #Amira_Mosque #Articles #Dinniyeh #Fatah_al-Islam #Future_Movement #Khaled_al-Daher #Lebanon #Najib_Mikati #North_Lebanon #Tarek_Merhi #Tripoli
What will #Egypt’s role be in the case of the missing Israeli #settlers?
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A handout picture released by the #Palestinian president’s office (PPO) shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meeting new Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri in Jeddah in the sidelines of the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, on June 18, 2014. (Photo: AFP-PPO/Thaer Ghanem) A handout picture released by the Palestinian president’s office (PPO) shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meeting new Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri in Jeddah in the sidelines of the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, on June 18, 2014. (Photo: AFP-PPO/Thaer Ghanem)
Two years ago, #Cairo played a major role in the deal involving Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who had been (...)
#Mideast_&_North_Africa #Articles #Fatah #Gaza #Hamas #Israel #Mohammad_Dahlan #west_bank
Is Football Federation chief al-Rajoub a Qatari-backed successor to Abbas?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20119
FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C-L) and the head of the Palestinian Federation of Football Jibril Rajoub (C-R) watch a training session at a football academy named after Blatter, in Al-Bireh, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 27, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani) FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C-L) and the head of the Palestinian Federation of Football Jibril Rajoub (C-R) watch a training session at a football academy named after Blatter, in Al-Bireh, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 27, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani)
Who could have ever imagined that football would become a cover for politics, especially with regards to the Palestinians whose leaders have historically clung to power until death? (...)
#Palestine #Abu_Mazen #Articles #Emir_Prince_Tamim #Fatah #Hamas #Jibril_al-Rajoub #Mahmoud_Abbas #Qatar #Yasser_Arafat
Is the #Hamas-Fatah reconciliation already on shaky grounds?
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/20091
A handout picture released by the Palestinian president’s office shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meeting with Palestinian premier Rami Hamdallah in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Thaer Ghanaim) A handout picture released by the Palestinian president’s office shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meeting with Palestinian premier Rami Hamdallah in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Thaer Ghanaim)
It is hard to believe that the reconciliation between rival factions #Fatah and Hamas is based on good faith. Hamas, which ruled #Gaza by force and established a state and security agencies, would not have handed over what it built over the course of eight (...)
#Palestine #Articles #Egypt #Israel #Mahmoud_Abbas #Qatar #Rami_al_Hamdallah #unity_government
#Al_Qassam_Brigades: Unity government does not stop armed struggle
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qassam-brigades-unity-government-does-not-stop-armed-struggle
Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, #Hamas's armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern #Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Said Khatib) Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, parade in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Said Khatib)
Founded on crises, a consensus government has been formed between #Fatah and Hamas after seven years of division. The spotlight is now on the latter, and the future role of its military wing.
Sanaa Kamel Zaher Fahim
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#Israel lashes out at US for recognizing #Palestinian #unity_government
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-lashes-out-us-recognizing-palestinian-unity-government
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) chairs the first meeting of the new Palestinian unity government in the presence of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 2, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Majdi Mohammed) Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (R) chairs the first meeting of the new Palestinian unity government in the presence of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 2, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Majdi Mohammed)
Several Israeli ministers on Tuesday lashed out at Washington over its decision to work with the new Palestinian unity government which includes the Islamist movement #Hamas. "Unfortunately, American naiveté has broken all records. Any collaboration with (...)
#Hamas, #Fatah row jeopardizes Palestinian unity government
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hamas-fatah-row-jeopardizes-palestinian-unity-government
The formation of a Palestinian unity government faced a last-minute hitch on Monday, jeopardising a long-awaited reconciliation deal between President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamic group Hamas. Abbas was due to swear in the new administration later in the day in a ceremony that Palestinians hoped would mark the end of years of quarrelling between Hamas, which governs Gaza, and secular nationalist parties that hold sway in the West Bank. read more
Palestinian unity government goes ahead
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a unity government in a major step toward ending a seven-year rift between rival factions Hamas and Fatah.
The two sides negotiated until the last minute on Monday over the composition of the cabinet. Hamas demanded that Abbas reverse a decision to remove the position of prisoner affairs minister from the government.
Le nouveau gouvernement d’union palestinien a prêté serment
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2014/06/02/le-nouveau-gouvernement-d-union-palestinien-a-prete-serment_4430332_3218.htm
La mise en place de ce gouvernement aura été menacée jusqu’au dernier moment par un différend entre les nationalistes du Fatah et les islamistes du Hamas.
Les membres de ce cabinet de transition, composé de personnalités indépendantes et de technocrates, ont prêté serment devant le président Abbas lors d’une cérémonie à Ramallah, le siège de l’Autorité palestinienne, en Cisjordanie, retransmise à la télévision.
Trois d’entre eux qui vivent dans la bande de Gaza, que gouverne le Hamas depuis 2007, n’ont pu se déplacer, Israël ayant refusé de les laisser passer.
A Gaza, le Hamas a salué le gouvernement d’union de « tous les Palestiniens » et lui a apporté son soutien.
Israeli forces bomb #Gaza
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israeli-forces-bomb-gaza
Rocket fire from Gaza and #syria hit “Israel” early Monday in two separate incidents that prompted the Israeli military to hit back, just hours before the swearing in of a new Palestinian government. The exchanges of fire took place as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to unveil a new government pieced together as part of a surprise April reconciliation agreement between leaders in the West Bank and the #Hamas-run Gaza Strip, that has been fiercely opposed by the Israel government. read more
#al-Sabirin : a new resistance movement in Gaza
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-sabirin-new-resistance-movement-gaza
Palestinian protesters chant slogans to speed up the implementation of the national reconciliation and the announcement of the formation of a national unity government, during a rally in Gaza City on May 27, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Abed) Palestinian protesters chant slogans to speed up the implementation of the national reconciliation and the announcement of the formation of a national unity government, during a rally in Gaza City on May 27, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Abed)
The flag and logo of an organization that was launched a few days ago in the #gaza_strip suggest a #Hezbollah now exists in Gaza. The organization is called al-Sabirin (the patient) for the Victory of #Palestine and its logo bears a striking (...)
#Articles #Damascus #Fatah #Fawzi_Ayoub #Hamas #Iran #Israel #Lebanon #Mahmoud_Abbas #Palestine #PFLP #Tehran #Tel_Aviv #west_bank
Al-Qaeda plays with explosives in #Ain_al-Hilweh
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qaeda-plays-explosives-ain-al-hilweh
Fighters are seen along a street in the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, on 12 March 2013, after one person was killed and several wounded in clashes that erupted in the camp. (Photo: AFP - Mahmoud Zayyat) Fighters are seen along a street in the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, on 12 March 2013, after one person was killed and several wounded in clashes that erupted in the camp. (Photo: AFP - Mahmoud Zayyat)
After the assassination attempt on Colonel #Talal_al-Urduni’s life on May 19, opponents of the #Fatah Movement in Ain al-Hilweh [Palestinian refugee camp] upgraded their weaponry from shells and (...)
#Palestine #Al-Nusra_Front #Articles #Jund_al-Sham #Lebanon #Palestinian_National_Security_Forces
#Hamas eager to form unity government
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hamas-eager-form-unity-government
Palestinians shouts slogans and wave their national flag during a demonstration supporting a new attempt to reconcile the militant Islamist movement Hamas and the #Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in #Gaza City on May 14, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mahmoud Hams) Palestinians shouts slogans and wave their national flag during a demonstration supporting a new attempt to reconcile the militant Islamist movement Hamas and the #Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Gaza City on May 14, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mahmoud Hams)
Gaza: Palestinian rival factions, #Fatah and Hamas, recently announced a landmark political pact. With two weeks left to form a new government, Azzam al-Ahmed, a Fatah central committee member in charge of the (...)
#Articles #Ismail_Haniyeh #Israel #Mahmoud_Abbas #Palestinian_Authority #PLO #Ramallah #west_bank
#Hamas, #Fatah leaders to meet in #Doha Monday
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Palestinian supporters of the Hamas and Fatah movements wave their parties’ flags as they demonstrate following Friday prayers in the West Bank city of Hebron on May 2, 2014, in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. (Photo: AFP - Hazem Bader) Palestinian supporters of the Hamas and Fatah movements wave their parties’ flags as they demonstrate following Friday prayers in the West Bank city of Hebron on May 2, 2014, in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. (Photo: AFP - Hazem Bader)
#Palestinian_Authority president Mahmoud Abbas was to hold talks with Hamas chief Khaled Meshal in Doha on Monday for the first meeting since their rival movements signed a surprise unity deal. "Abbas will (...)