Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that the unity government he will enter with the Hamas terror organization will respect agreements signed by the PLO, AFP reported. The report cited the PA-based WAFA news agency which quoted

Another bump has appeared on the road to Palestinian unity. Last week’s agreement in Qatar seems to be doomed. The WSJ reports: A move to unite with the rival Fatah party in a Palestinian government has opened up a split in Hamas. The discord escalated t

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar has slammed the reconciliation deal between his terror group and Fatah, saying it was a “mistake," AFP reported. The report quoted an interview al-Zahar gave to Egypt’s official MENA agency, in which said the decisi

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Freedom Square in Tehran, Iran on February 11, 2012. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian Published: Feb. 13, 2012 at 10:17 AM GAZA, West Bank, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The deal giving P

By Joshua Mitnick A move to unite with the rival Fatah party in a Palestinian government has opened up a split in Hamas. The discord escalated this past weekend as Gaza leader Mahmoud al-Zahar criticized an agreement last week by exiled political chief,

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From YNet: Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar has publicly expressed his opposition to a reconciliation agreement signed this week by the Islamist group's politburo chief, Khaled Mashaal, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Zahar told a Gaza-based news a

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar expressed opposition to the agreement signed between PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mashaal in Doha, Qatar. The deal stipulates that Abbas would be put in charge of the Palestinian inter

Based on the agreement between the acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas and the head of Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Meshaal, the former is going to preside over the interim government. Members of the government will be elected from among t

Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenged on Wednesday a Palestinian reconciliation deal signed by the Islamist group's political chief in exile and President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah movement. Bringing divisions within Hamas to the surface, the g

GAZA - Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenged on Wednesday a Palestinian reconciliation deal signed by the Islamist group's political chief in exile and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah movement. Bringing divisions withi

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenged on Wednesday a Palestinian reconciliation deal signed by the Islamist group's political chief in exile and President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah movement. Bringing divisi

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal speaks to reporters after his meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah at the Royal Palace in Amman January 29, 2012. GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenged on Wednesday a Palestinian reconciliation deal signed b

TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent member of the Palestinian Hamas Movement downplayed the effects of the West’s economic sanctions against Iran, and stressed that the Obama administration would not dare to attack Iran under the current conditions either. “Pressu

"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." C.S. Lewis Is the Palestinian Islamist organisation Hamas about t

Mashaal (56) has been serving as Hamas Politburo chief since 1996. He survived an Israeli assassination attempt in Jordan in 1997 and has since been running Hamas from the group's Damascus headquarters. Mashaal's recent decision to suspend Hamas' armed r

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Syria's Vice President Farouq al-Shara in Damascus February 11, 2009. GAZA (Reuters) - The coming rise of Islamism in the Arab world will strengthen support for th

Here's Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler for Monday, January 9. 1) Hamas rebrands with the full faith and credit of the United States behind it Two weeks ago, Jonathan Schanzer wrote,Will Hamas splinter as external leaders seek a new home? The pro

In an earlier post, I reported that Hamas 'foreign minister' Mahmoud al-Zahar has admitted that Gaza is not occupied. Al-Zahar is not the only one who has admitted that Israel does not occupy Gaza. Israel's moonbat Supreme Court has admitted it. Several