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Daoud Kuttab for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s unscheduled detour in the West Bank to buy a shawarma sandwich has given rise to speculation about his motives.
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A new peace initiative will be presented at the World Economic Forum in Jordan this weekend, May 24-26.
With many married Palestinian prisoners unable to have children because they are separated from their wives, some are resorting to in-vitro fertilization after smuggling their sperm samples from prison.
The Israeli-imposed blockade on Gaza is helping the smuggling tunnels flourish, with many children choosing to work in these tunnels out of necessity despite the danger.


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Hamas has stepped up efforts to Islamize Gazan society and impose Islamic law upon the region’s residents.
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Work on a 40,000-square-meter area of land in Palestine has already begun to build a museum dedicated to Palestinian culture, heritage and history, writes Rana Anani.
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Tzipi Livni is doomed to be ineffectual as justice minister and chief negotiator in Israel’s new government because she lacks influence, argues Abdul Majid Sweilem.
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The Palestinians have been losing more than winning, and need to adopt an effective new strategy for the Palestinian national struggle, writes Atef Abu Saif.
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As presidential and legislative elections approach in Palestine, Hamada Pharaenah analyzes Mahmoud Abbas’ leadership and the example he provides for the Arab world.
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The Egyptian initiative for Palestinian reconciliation is a failure, writes Rajab Abu-Sariyyah.
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Hazem Balousha for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse
At the site of Muhammad al-Durrah's grave, his father Jamal recounts his son's final moments, rebuking Israeli claims that he was not killed by Israeli gunfire.
Daoud Kuttab for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse
Frustrated at the lack of progress, Palestinians of various backgrounds have joined to create a movement that explicitly calls for a single democratic state in historic Palestine.
Abeer Ayyoub for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse
Israel's announcement to re-extend Gaza's fishing zone from three to six nautical miles comes at the end of the lucrative sardine season and does not promise relief for fishermen.
Mohammed Suliman for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse
Hamas' ban on travel from Gaza to the West Bank for two human rights workers shows Israel isn't the only one restricting Palestinians' movement.
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