Historic Australian-Israeli links commemorated during Turnbull’s Middle East trip

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Al-Shabaka analyst Samah Sabawi speaks to ABC’s Lateline about Australia’s close ties to Israel.

Will Hamas give up arms for Palestinian reconciliation?

As Fatah and Hamas, the two main Palestinian factions, strive to achieve national reconciliation, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a demand that may throw a wrench into the negotiations. 

Palestinian unity government remains unlikely

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Substantial lasting and positive developments can be only realised through an inclusive and participatory political process.

Hamas’ offer to negotiate towards unity government with Fatah ‘cannot be trusted’

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Hamas’ words of reconciliation with its rival Palestinian faction Fatah won’t translate into action, analysts claim.

Why Fatah And Hamas Won’t Reconcile

The latest episode of the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation saga is not a step closer to a unity government, analysts say.

UNCTAD Report: 50 Year Occupation Destroyed Palestinian Economy

A scathing report from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development describes how 50 years of Israeli occupation has prevented economic development in Palestine, and highlights the destructive impact of Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank.

US Pressure Keeps Palestinians Blacklisted at UN

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When Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed the appointment of former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as UN’s Special Representative in Libya back in February, the proposal was shot down by US Ambassador Nikki Haley, purely because he was a Palestinian.

Can Israel transfer its Palestinian population?

Netanyahu has reportedly proposed to transfer some Arab villages to PA control and to annex Jewish settlements.

Israeli MK: I’d ‘execute’ Palestinian attacker’s family

Palestinians criticise Oren Hazan who said on Facebook that family of a West Bank attacker should be executed.