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Which Palestinian government is getting recognized?
Norway, Spain and Ireland have moved to formally recognize Palestine as a state. There was a discussion about what Spain specifically was recognizing, but the answers focused heavily on the land ...
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What is the Hamas stance on the recognition of Palestinian state by Spain and Ireland?
Spain and Ireland (and possibly other countries) prepare to recognize the Palestinian state - this recognition however amounts to recognition of the Palestinian Authority, which western governments ...
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How many fighters and how much material from the US-trained Palestinian security forces have passed to Hamas?
How many fighters and ho much material from the US-trained Palestinian security forces have passed to Hamas (or other Islamist militias)?
Since signing the Oslo accords the US have tried to train ...
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Why does the US consider the Palestinian Authority ill-fitted to govern the Palestinian state in the post war?
Abbas accepted Shtayyeh’s resignation and asked him to stay on as
caretaker until a permanent replacement is appointed.
Shtayyeh’s comments come as US pressure grows on Abbas to shake up the
PA and ...
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Have any Hamas officials ever opined in regard to Gaza-Sinai State (aka "Greater Gaza") proposal?
According to Al-Jazeera in 2017 Israel and the Trump administration worked on a deal that would see an establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza and parts of Northern Sinai (possibly exceeding the ...
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Could Hamas be charged with a genocide of Gazans?
Some have accused Hamas of committing the genocide of Palestinians. While this specific accusation is more a matter of political rhetoric, and coming from the quarters no less extreme than Hamas ...
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Why does the U.S. seek to establish a demilitarized Palestinian state? [closed]
Recently, Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked the State Department to conduct a review and present policy options on possible U.S. and international recognition of a Palestinian state after the ...
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Did Palestinian leaders publicly condemn October 7th atrocities as immoral?
This question asks whether Palestinian politicians have criticized Hamas.
The answers all describe Palestinian leaders/politicians who blame Hamas for the harm they've done to Gaza; but it seems as ...
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Hamas and Palestinian Authority reproduction policies
Yasir Arafat had been on the record of making statements like:
The womb of the woman will be our strongest weapon against the Zionists!
The long-term implication is that the Israel's position vis-à-...
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Under the plan proposed by Egypt how much influence would the existing Hamas government have over the new government of experts?
It calls for an initial cease-fire of up to two weeks during which
Palestinian militants would free 40 to 50 hostages, among them women,
the sick and the elderly, in return for the release of 120-150
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Demographics of Hamas military wing [closed]
Are there any data on demographics of Hamas military wing: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades? More precisely:
What is the age distribution?
How many of fighters have served time in Israeli prisons and ...
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Israeli and the US visions for Gaza future [closed]
Is there convergence between the Israeli and the US visions for the future of Gaza?
It seems that the conflict in Gaza nears its end, as the Palestinian fighters surrender by hundreds (see here and ...
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Palestinian politicians speaking against Hamas
From Ex-Hamas minister: 'People in Gaza say that Sinwar and his men destroyed us':
According to a Shin Bet investigation, Yousef Almansi, the former Hamas communications minister, criticized the ...
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Have Netanyahu's policies fueled a rise in anti-Israeli sentiment?
It has become fashionable to explain (and justify) anti-Israeli sentiment by the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been the prime minister of Israel for most of the last decade. This seems to ...
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Why is Hamas seen as being less corrupt than the Palestinian Authority?
Western diplomats have turned to the previously neglected Palestinian
Authority to fill the political vacuum likely to be created by the
planned destruction of Hamas in Gaza, but know their chosen ...
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