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

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

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’

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
US Pressure Keeps Palestinians Blacklisted at UN

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.