Tag: Palestinian Politics
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Bono backs campaign to free Palestinian politician Barghouti
Bono lends his voice to a high-profile call for release U2 frontman Bono has publicly endorsed a campaign advocating the release of Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti from an Israeli jail. In a personal essay published in The Atlantic, Bono describes Barghouti as a “leader of vision and resilience” and argues that his continued detention raises…
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Marwan Barghouthi in Palestinian Politics: Power and Prison
Introduction: A Prisoner, a Symbol, a Political Compass In a Palestinian political landscape marked by crisis and exhaustion, one figure refuses to fade: Marwan Barghouthi. Imprisoned in Israel since 2002, Barghouthi has become more than a former field commander and a long-serving inmate. He has evolved into a potent symbol for Palestinian national aspirations, resistance,…
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Marwan Barghouthi’s Silent Grip: How a Prisoner Shapes Palestinian Politics
Introduction: A political force beyond bars In a territory wracked by conflict and upheaval, long-standing leaders often fade from the stage once imprisoned or sidelined. Yet in the Palestinian political crisis, Marwan Barghouthi has become a central, if enigmatic, figure. Serving multiple life sentences in an Israeli prison, Barghouthi’s absence from the streets of Ramallah…
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Abbas at 90: The Palestinian Authority Leader’s Quiet Struggle for a Gaza Role
Unpopular, Diffuse Power, and a Search for Relevance As Mahmoud Abbas marks his 90th birthday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) finds itself at a crossroads that could redefine political leadership across the Palestinian territories. Abbas remains the face of the PA in the West Bank, where he maintains a brutal hold on formal authority. Yet his…
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Abbas’s Dwindling Influence: The Palestinian Authority Leader’s Struggle for a Role in Gaza’s Postwar Landscape
Background: A president with shrinking reach Mahmoud Abbas, the longtime president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), marked nearly a lifetime in power as he approached his 90th birthday. Once seen as a negotiator who could at least nominally unify competing Palestinian factions, Abbas now presides over narrow administrative enclaves in the West Bank while watching…
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Abbas Struggles for Gaza Role After War
Introduction: A fading grip on Palestinian politics In a landscape shaped by conflict and fragmentation, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas faces a stark reality: his influence is waning, his popularity at home plummeting, and his ability to shape a postwar Gaza increasingly constrained. As the West Bank remains his bastion of power, Abbas has found…
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Hamas Power Struggle Deepens: Are Leaders Losing Their Grip on Gaza?
Introduction: A Split in the Ranks The Gaza Strip’s political landscape is shifting as Hamas negotiates with Fatah over control following the recent war. Beyond battlefield outcomes, internal power struggles within Hamas are sharpening, threatening the group’s coherence and complicating international diplomacy. Palestinian sources report a wave of assassinations targeting senior leaders and a leadership…
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Gaza City Clashes: Hamas and Dughmush Clan Kill 27 in Violent Internal Skirmish
Gaza City Clashes: A Deadly Internal Confrontation At least 27 people were killed in fierce clashes between Hamas security forces and armed members of the Dughmush family in Gaza City, marking one of the most violent internal confrontations since major Israeli operations in the enclave paused. The fighting unfolded around the city’s Tel al-Hawa district,…
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Hamas Reaction to Trump’s Peace Plan: Power Handover
Hamas Reaction to Trump’s Peace Plan: Power Handover and Prisoner Release In a statement circulated through media channels associated with Hamas and shared by former US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account, the group said it appreciated the efforts of Arab, Islamic and international actors to end the war in Gaza. The message…
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Hamas Accepts Parts of Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Signals Willingness to Negotiate
Overview: Hamas Signals Conditional Acceptance of Trump’s Gaza Plan In a development that could shift the dynamics of the Gaza conflict, Hamas announced it would accept certain components of a peace proposal for the Gaza Strip put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump. The group said it could back parts of the plan, including the…