Israel, PA seek to prevent Hamas from igniting West Bank - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adnan Abu Amer

Adnan Abu Amer

Dec 10, 2014

A Palestinian prepares to throw a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops back to the soldiers during clashes following a gun battle where the troops shot dead two Palestinians, Marwan Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha, in the West Bank city of Hebron September 23, 2014. Israeli troops shot dead the two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday and the military said they were members of Hamas responsible for the killing of three Israeli youths in June, an attack that led to the Gaza war. Kawasme an — A Palestinian prepares to throw a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops back to the soldiers during clashes following a gun battle where the troops shot dead two Palestinians, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Sept. 23, 2014. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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A Palestinian protester holds a Hamas flag during clashes with Israeli troops following a protest against what organizers say are recent visits by Jewish activists to al-Aqsa mosque, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah November 7, 2014. In recent months, a campaign for the prayer ban on Jewish worshippers at the site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, to be overturned, led by settler activists, has gathered momentum, raising alarm among Palestinians

Hamas instigates further West Bank unrest

Adnan Abu Amer

A member of the Palestinian security forces is seen behind a flag during a celebration in the West Bank city of Ramallah upon the return of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from the U.N. General Assembly in the U.S., September 25, 2011. The Palestinians want the United Nations Security Council to decide on their bid for full membership of the world body within a fortnight, a leading official in the Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK - Tags: POL

Hamas takes hit after latest PA crackdown

Adnan Abu Amer

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Hamas: Israeli security measures won't stop attacks on settlers

Adnan Abu Amer

Palestinians take part in a rally calling for the release of Hamas prisoners from the Palestinian authority (PA) jails in the West Bank city of Hebron July 6, 2012. The writing on the T-shirt reads: "We live in dignity or we die martyrs. No for political arrest." REUTERS/ Mussa Qawasma (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR34NM9

Political arrests threaten to undermine Palestinian reconciliation

Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict