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Since Israel evacuated Gaza in 2005 and Hamas took control after winning the 2006 elections, there have been three conflicts, most recently in July 2014. The standard pattern is a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221588
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That comes as Hamas yesterday called on Palestinians to step up their confrontations with Israel in response to the killing of a Palestinian teenager in clashes with Israeli…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250506
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This came after US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt set conditions for the engagement of a future Palestinian unity government in peace negotiations that closely echoed Israeli…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225256
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Hospital staff have not been paid for five months, reflecting rising economic constraints in Gaza, which is controlled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. An October 2017…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229755
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In December, PA President Mahmoud Abbas had dissolved the Legislative Council and called for elections. This comes at a time when the PA is perhaps at its weakest position in its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241578
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Long unpopular, Abbas has lost further ground in 2021 owing to his cancellation of scheduled parliamentary and presidential elections, abuses by his PA security forces and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263371
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One aspect of the challenge now facing Biden involves domestic politics. Congressional Democrats overwhelmingly support Israel’s response to the October 7 attack by Hamas, but the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282808
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Israeli society has been transfixed by the psychological impact of the daily hostage releases since November 24, heavily engaging with each family and fearing for those excluded…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283680
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The recognition caused outrage across the Arab world, especially in neighbouring Jordan, where it prompted a series of protests, most recently on December 29, with hundreds of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227803
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Also yesterday, in a meeting with Blinken, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said Israel’s reaction to Hamas’s attacks went beyond self-defence, having previously stressed that…