Fatah al-Islam
Fatah al-Islam
Fatah al-Islam, (Arabic: فتح الإسلام, English: Conquest of Islam) is a radical Sunni Islamist group that first formed in November 2006. It has been described as a militant jihadist movement that draws inspiration from al-Qaeda. It became very well known in May 2007 and June 2007 after engaging in combat against the Lebanese Army in the Nahr al-Bared UNRWA Palestinian refugee camp. The United States Department of State classified the group as a terrorist organization on August 9, 2007 Fatah al-Islam... read more
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Political satire proves a holy hit for Palestinians
From Sydney Morning Herald Dated 8 September 2010 RAMALLAH: It has had the uncommon effect of uniting political rivals Hamas and Fatah - in anger. But the bite-sized nightly satirical sketches of Watan ala Watar have become a Ramadan sensation, cheering thousands of Palestinian television viewers through the...
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Dahlan: Netanyahu is a con-man with no interest in peace
From The Jerusalem Post Dated 5 September 2010 Fatah official says PM will destroy the peace process, stresses PA opposition to establishment of demilitarized Palestinian state.
The skewed Middle East peace talks | Hussein Agha and Robert Malley
From The Observer Dated 3 September 2010 Whether there's a deal or not, the Palestinians can't really win, while the Israelis have little to loseIsraelis and Palestinians who have started peace negotiations in Washington are separated by much more than the gulf between their substantive positions. Staggering...
These Talks Are Doomed
From The National Review Online Dated 3 September 2010 Before peace can come, Palestine’s culture must be changed. H amas sent a greeting card to the quintet of leaders meeting in Washington, D.C., this week to initiate negotiations about a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority....
Barghouti and Dahlan slam Abbas for capitulating
From The Jerusalem Post Dated 3 September 2010 Prominent Fatah figures criticize Abbas for entering into peace talks unconditionally under international pressure.
PA official: 'We will hit Hamas with an iron fist'
From The Jerusalem Post Dated 2 September 2010 Fatah official Dahlan says negotiations are doomed to fail, because Americans are biased in Israel's favor; PA police vow to crack down on Hamas.
THE INTERVIEW: Mohammed Dahlan, Senior Fatah official
From France 24 Dated 2 September 2010 In this interview, our guest is Senior Fatah official, Mohammed Dahlan
Ovadia Curses; In the Meantime Hamas Shoots Four Israelis Dead, One Pregnant
From The New Republic Dated 1 September 2010 Yes, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, one of those scholarly madmen in the Israeli orbit, did call forth a malediction against the Palestinians and their leaders. And, frankly, he deserves a similar anathema from all of us, he with his direct line...
Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Answers Your Questions
From Online NewsHour Dated 30 August 2010 Editor's Note: Last week, Paul Solman talked to Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight . Afterward, Mnookin offered to take viewer...
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