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Hillel Frisch
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)
November 7, 2013, 9:27 pm
‘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
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)
February 21, 2013, 7:28 pm
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
Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, meets with former Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, in Amman, Jordan, January 28, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)
January 29, 2013, 7:46 pm
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
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)
December 16, 2012, 11:39 pm
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
President Mahmoud Abbas commemorates Arafat's death, November 2008 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
July 5, 2012, 9:49 pm
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
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