Fatah

Fatah’s leader rebukes Trump’s decision

Gaza - Moneib Saada

Fatah’s leader Salwa Hadeeb described the latest decision taken by U.S President Donald Trump to move U.S embassy in Israel from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem as a strong blow to the peace process, saying that the U.S distanced itself from any role to resolve the Palestinian issue. He added that the American position represents a war against the Palestinian people andRead more

Fatah calls for protests against US

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

The Fatah faction of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday called for demonstrations next week when US Vice President Mike Pence visits Jerusalem, after Washington's policy shift on the holy city. Breaking with decades with US policy, President Donald Trump announced on December 6 his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and that he would move the US embassyRead more

Palestinian unity deal in doubt as key deadline nears

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Rival Palestinian factions agreed Wednesday to postpone the handover of control over Gaza from Hamas to Fatah, less than 48 hours before a deadline as part of an Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal The announcement came at the last minute as the landmark Palestinian unity deal faltered dangerously, with Fatah and Hamas accusing each other of not respecting the accord. "Hamas andRead more

Hamas due to hand over Gaza in major step toward unity

Gaza City - Muslimchronicle

Hamas is due to end its decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday in its biggest step yet towards Palestinian unity, but hopes raised by a reconciliation deal have already given way to doubts. The Palestinian Authority is supposed to take control of the strip by December 1 under a landmark unity deal signed in October, but its power is likelyRead more

Palestinian factions leave Cairo with little reconciliation progress

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Palestinian leaders left the Egyptian capital Cairo Thursday after fresh unity talks that resulted in calls for elections but provided little clarity about a key transfer of power in Gaza next week. Analysts said a three-page document agreed between the 13 largest Palestinian political parties Wednesday offered little substantive change, with no steps agreed on key points of difference. TheyRead more

Palestinian factions agree on need for elections by end 2018

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Leading Palestinian political factions agreed Wednesday on the need to hold elections by the end of 2018, they said in a joint statement issued after two days of reconciliation talks in Cairo. The factions called on the electoral commission to prepare for the presidential and legislative polls and also asked Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to set a date for themRead more

Palestinian factions to meet in Cairo for reconciliation push

Ramallah - Muslimchronicle

Leading Palestinian political factions are to gather on Tuesday in Cairo to push ahead with reconciliation efforts, despite fundamental disputes ahead of a key December 1 deadline. The talks come as Palestinians face rising tensions with the United States over the threatened closure of their office in Washington, but this is seen as unlikely to affect the outcome. Tensions betweenRead more

Tens of thousands commemorate Arafat in Hamas-run Gaza

Gaza City - Muslimchronicle

Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza on Saturday to commemorate the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat in the first such memorial in the Hamas-run territory since 2007. The anniversary event was billed as a show of national unity after the Islamists of Hamas struck a reconciliation agreement last month with the rival Fatah movement founded and ledRead more