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Items by Lama Khater
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A qualitative comeback for the Islamic Bloc at An-Najah University
We cannot address an issue related to the Islamic Bloc at An-Najah University without recalling its great legacy, which dates back decades, and originated with the founding of the university. We cannot diminish the role of the Islamic Bloc within the scope of the traditional field of any typical student…
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Even if the meeting did not occur
In practice, the recent meeting of PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, with Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, in Tel Aviv, did not take place to add another confirmation or new evidence to the pile of political and national sins that the PA leadership has been committing since its inception, especially since Abbas…
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The PA security services bring shame and humiliation to the people of occupied Palestine
Unsurprisingly, Palestinian Authority security forces safeguarded two Israeli settlers who entered Ramallah a few days ago. As has happened before, the incident passed largely unnoticed until the PA officers had to protect the settlers from the anger of Palestinian youths at Al-Manara roundabout, and return them safely to the Israeli…
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A new strategy is needed before the complete Judaisation of the Ibrahimi Mosque
Several days ago, the occupation authorities began the implementation of a new Judaisation project in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron. The apparent goal of this project is to build an elevator to facilitate settlers’ storming of the mosque, the construction of which will consist…
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The joint list debate for the Palestinian elections is growing
The features of the electoral lists competing in the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council election are not yet clear. The only certain thing is that Fatah will ally itself with five Palestinian factions: the Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA); the Arab Liberation Front (ALF); the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF); the Palestinian…
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Israel’s annexation plan relies on the obvious limitations of the PA’s response
The Zionist plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank comes in the midst of a complex Palestinian reality at several levels. Perhaps the most prominent challenges facing the Palestinians as they stand up to the annexation is the new wave of coronavirus infections. This is compounded by…
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Palestinians, curfews and self-discipline
I do not think that there is any Palestinian in the West Bank and Gaza Strip who has not had experience of curfews in their years of living under the Zionist occupation, especially those old enough to remember the First Intifada (1987-1993). The most volatile areas in terms of confrontations…
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Trump’s deal will go ahead, because there is no real PA opposition to it
After Mahmoud Abbas’s speech about Donald Trump’s “deal of the century”, there was optimism that it would lead to something new on the ground from the PA. At the very least, that it would help to manage the relationship between the Palestinian factions. Several days have now passed and nothing…