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        <title>Abbas urges international action against Israel over daytime raid in Ramallah</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-urges-international-action-against-israel-over-daytime-raid-in-ramallah/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramallah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oslo Accords]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ofra]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>PA president threatens 'important and fateful decisions' after soldiers seize security camera footage in heart of Ramallah, possibly connected to manhunt for Ofra terrorist</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-urges-international-action-against-israel-over-daytime-raid-in-ramallah/">Abbas urges international action against Israel over daytime raid in Ramallah</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Fatah official accuses Hamas of stealing $700m from Gazans</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-official-accuses-hamas-of-stealing-700m-from-gazans/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaza Strip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operation Protective Edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smuggling tunnels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Spokesman Ahmad Assaf strikes out at Hamas for not allotting reconstruction funds, says Mashaal is a burden on Palestinians</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-official-accuses-hamas-of-stealing-700m-from-gazans/">Fatah official accuses Hamas of stealing $700m from Gazans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas official: Unity deal forbids security cooperation with Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/3000-palestinian-policemen-to-join-gaza-forces/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 11:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khaled Mashaal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ihab Ghosein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ziad Abu Ein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Munib al-Masri]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gaza to incorporate 3,000 Palestinian Authority policemen as part of reconciliation, Hamas secretary says</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/3000-palestinian-policemen-to-join-gaza-forces/">Hamas official: Unity deal forbids security cooperation with Israel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Fatah spokesman accuses al-Qaeda leader of &#8216;Zionism&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-spokesman-accuses-al-qaeda-leader-of-zionism/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayman al-Zawahiri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ahmad Assaf lashes out at Ayman Al-Zawahiri for calling Mahmoud Abbas a traitor to his people  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-spokesman-accuses-al-qaeda-leader-of-zionism/">Fatah spokesman accuses al-Qaeda leader of &#8216;Zionism&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Kerry&#8217;s threat to &#8216;evaluate&#8217; next steps fails to break peace deadlock</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/kerrys-threat-to-evaluate-next-steps-fails-to-break-peace-deadlock/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tzipi Livni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli-Palestinian peace talks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saeb Erekat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoner release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kerry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jibril Rajoub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Indyk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Israeli and Palestinian officials claim talks could yet be salvaged, but both sides indicate that's not about to happen</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/kerrys-threat-to-evaluate-next-steps-fails-to-break-peace-deadlock/">Kerry&#8217;s threat to &#8216;evaluate&#8217; next steps fails to break peace deadlock</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas PM allows Fatah members entrance to Gaza</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-pm-allows-fatah-members-entrance-to-gaza/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ismail Haniyeh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaza Strip]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>In apparent overture to rival Palestinian group, Haniyeh also announces release of some Fatah prisoners</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-pm-allows-fatah-members-entrance-to-gaza/">Hamas PM allows Fatah members entrance to Gaza</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>As Fayyad resigns, Palestinian politics face the unknown</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-pm-resigns-palestinian-politics-face-the-unknown/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salam Fayyad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammad Mustafa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khalil Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ido Zelkovitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Abbas yet to decide whether to appoint a new technocrat as PM or head an interim government himself</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-pm-resigns-palestinian-politics-face-the-unknown/">As Fayyad resigns, Palestinian politics face the unknown</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>In new boost to unity, Hamas and Fatah to allow rallies in one another&#8217;s territories</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-boost-to-unity-hamas-and-fatah-allow-rallies-in-one-anothers-territories/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pillar of Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khalil Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaza Strip]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gaza and West Bank leaderships more magnanimous following perceived military and diplomatic victories over Israel</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-boost-to-unity-hamas-and-fatah-allow-rallies-in-one-anothers-territories/">In new boost to unity, Hamas and Fatah to allow rallies in one another&#8217;s territories</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas lashes out at PA for scheduling municipal elections</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-lashes-out-at-pa-for-municipal-elections/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sami Abu Zuhri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=158152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>'Hamas is in one camp and the Palestinian people are in another,' Fatah spokesman tells The Times of Israel</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-lashes-out-at-pa-for-municipal-elections/">Hamas lashes out at PA for scheduling municipal elections</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>With toxic Arafat revelations, the PA is looking to embarrass Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-seeks-to-embarrass-israel-with-toxic-arafat-revelations/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yasser Arafat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Jazeera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillel Frisch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafik Abdessalem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA Palestinian Authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Palestinian political agenda is well-served by Al-Jazeera's 'was Arafat poisoned?' investigation, but it won't be enough to mobilize the street, experts say</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-seeks-to-embarrass-israel-with-toxic-arafat-revelations/">With toxic Arafat revelations, the PA is looking to embarrass Israel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Under US pressure, Abbas and Mofaz reportedly to meet in Jordan next week</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-leadership-tries-to-bring-israel-back-to-the-negotiating-table/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli-Palestinian peace talks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shaul Mofaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yasser Abed Rabbo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saeb Erekat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ismail Haniyeh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fathi Hammad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PA Palestinian Authority]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=131420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>As the rift between Hamas and Fatah deepens, senior PA officials turn their gaze to Israel's new coalition to restart peace talks</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-leadership-tries-to-bring-israel-back-to-the-negotiating-table/">Under US pressure, Abbas and Mofaz reportedly to meet in Jordan next week</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas decries PA-Israeli conspiracy in Gaza crisis</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-decries-palestinian-israeli-conspiracy-for-gaza-siege/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sami Abu Zuhri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmad Assaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khalil Haya]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Egypt, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority all collaborate to starve Gaza, says Hamas spokesman </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-decries-palestinian-israeli-conspiracy-for-gaza-siege/">Hamas decries PA-Israeli conspiracy in Gaza crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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