Topic: Hillel Frisch

November 7, 2013
9:27 pm

Palestinian men and women take part in a protest marking the anniversary of the 1988 symbolic declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the Damascus gate in the old city of Jerusalem. November 14, 2012 (Photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)

‘Arafat poisoned’ report may hamper Abbas in talks with Israel

For PA chief, best option would have been for predecessor’s grave to have remained undisturbed, says Israeli expert

By Elhanan Miller

February 21, 2013
7:28 pm

Former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad participates in a sit-in tent in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on February 20, 2013 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Prisoner protests mark PA effort to start a ‘popular intifada’

Stalled on the Hamas reconciliation front and with no money, the PA needs public mobilization to generate a semblance of unity and deter a more violent shift

By Elhanan Miller

January 29, 2013
7:46 pm

Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, meets with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, in Amman, Jordan, Monday, January 28, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

Hamas’s Mashaal reportedly eyes PLO leadership

Islamist leader is backed by Jordan and Qatar in PLO bid, claims al-Quds al-Arabi

By Elhanan Miller

December 16, 2012
11:39 pm

Palestinian supporters of Hamas attend a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the Islamist movement's foundation in the West bank town of Ramallah, December 14, 2012 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

88 percent of Palestinians believe armed struggle is the best way to achieve independence

For first time since 2006, more West Bank Palestinians favor Hamas’s political strategy over Fatah’s, poll finds

By Elhanan Miller

July 5, 2012
9:49 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas commemorates Yasser Arafat's death, November 2008 (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

With toxic Arafat revelations, the PA is looking to embarrass Israel

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

By Elhanan Miller