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Palestinian Call for Elections Deepens Divisions
Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed a decree that presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on January 24. But the announcement has only deepened Palestinian divisions. The vote is supposed to take place in the...Palestinian Prime Minister Presses for Fulfillment of Palestinian Aid Pledges
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, at a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, urged donor countries to make good on pledges to assist the Palestinian Authority. Only a fraction of the more than $7 billion promised at the...As National Unity Negotiations Resume, There are Indications That the Palestinian Factional Struggle May have Reached Its Nadir
Little short-term progress can be expected from resumed Hamas-Fatah negotiations, but the dialogue may ultimately serve to establish the basis for national reconciliation.On Understanding the Damage Before Trying to Control It
Saturday, June 7, 2008On Understanding the Damage before Trying to Control It Whether or not Barack Obama reads Al Jazeera English (or has an aide that tracks all of their stories that may pertain to his campaign), he seems to have gotten the message...Palestinian Civil Servants Unpaid After Israel Delays Money Transfer
The Palestinian Authority says it was unable to pay its workers this month because it did not receive tax revenues from Israel.Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka Visits Israel
Prime Minister, Ratnasiri Wickramanayake of Sri Lanka is now on a historic visit to Israel; the first ever visit to the country by a Sri Lankan premier.
