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Palestinian government incitement
Too many Palestinian children are being encouraged to hate and kill Israelis. This child abuse by Palestinian leaders and institutions is one of the main reasons there is still no peace.
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Yasser Arafat Glorified Terrorism
Even after signing the Oslo Accords with Israel and claiming to oppose violence, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat continued to glorify terrorists like Hamas suicide bomb maker Yahya Ayyash.
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Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants peace in some forums, but in a speech to Palestinians he called Israel, “a colonialist project that has no connection to Judaism”
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Hamas endangering Palestinians
“Hamas has never considered Palestinian needs – only its own political interests. And so they have continued to fire rockets at Israel, knowing full-well what the result would be: Hamas paved the road for the death of our people." - Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid
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Electricity shortages in Gaza
Palestinian in Gaza are facing electricity shortages not because of Israel's policies, but because of political infighting between Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and others.
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Palestinian leadership and Incitement
The international community has repeatedly condemned Palestinian leaders for promoting hatred and violence against Israel. Unfortunately their incitement has continued, undermining hopes for a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Hamas tunnels in Gaza
According to the Institute for Palestine Studies, Hamas killed 160 Palestinian children by using them to build tunnels that are used to smuggle weapons and carry out attacks against Israel.
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Human shields
Palestinian civilians in Gaza don't want Hamas to use them as human shields by building military tunnels under their homes, but are too afraid to speak about it openly.
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Palestinian water shortages
Some Palestinian communities unfortunately do face water shortages, because their government has failed to maintain their water systems, will not cooperate with Israel, and refuses to make its water usage more efficient.
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Palestinian President: Rejecting 1947 UN Partition Was a Mistake
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has admitted that Arab leaders made a mistake when they chose to go to war in 1947, instead of accepting the UN plan to create Jewish and Arab states living side by side in peace.
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Salam Fayyad
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad tried to end corruption and build the foundations of a Palestinian state, but was ultimately forced to resign by President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Corruption in the Palestinian Leadership
According to Palestinian businessman Munib al-Masri, “With three hundred, four hundred million dollars we could have built Palestine in ten years.” Palestinian leaders have received billions in foreign aid but squandered it through corruption and waste.
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Fatah promotes terrorism and Israel’s destruction
Fatah, the Palestinian party that rules the West Bank, glorifies suicide bombers, promotes terrorism, and calls for Israel’s destruction on its Facebook page.
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1964 Palestine Liberation Organization charter
Interestingly, in its original 1964 charter the Palestine Liberation Organization explicitly said that it did not want to rule the West Bank and Gaza, which were controlled Jordan and Egypt at the time.
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Palestinian Government Rewards Terrorism
The Palestinian government spent $360 million to reward convicted terrorists and their families in 2018. This includes higher rewards for those who committed the worst crimes.
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UNRWA Corruption and Abuse
A UN ethics watchdog has accused UNRWA officials of corruption, sexual misconduct, and abuse of power. This comes after years of criticism against UNRWA for allowing extremism and hate to flourish in its schools for Palestinian children.
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What Comes After Abbas?
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has no clear successor, but this article lays out some theories for what may happen after he leaves office.
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Oslo Accords database
The Economic Cooperation Foundation has an interesting database of documents related to the Oslo Accords and subsequent negotiations between Israelis, Palestinians, and Arab states.
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Consequences of the 2020 U.S. Peace Plan
This article provides an interesting perspective on how the 2020 U.S. peace plan may affect future U.S. policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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2020 U.S. Peace Plan Overview
This is a useful overview of the 2020 U.S. Peace Plan, including the historical context, what the plan calls for, and reactions to it from across the region.
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Rashid Khalidi Hundred Years War on Palestine
"The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine is not a new, revisionist history that challenges both Israeli and Palestinian readers with its reexamination of their respective narratives. It is simply poor history."
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Opinions about annexation
Some security experts believe annexing parts of the West Bank would harm Israel’s security by damaging peaceful relations with Egypt and Jordan, causing the Palestinian Authority to collapse, and sparking war with Hamas, among other reasons.
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Opinions about annexation
Some security experts believe annexing parts of the West Bank would make Israel more secure, because any military withdrawal from those areas would put Israel in grave danger.
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Analysis of possible annexation of parts of the West Bank
This article offers critical analysis about why PM Netanyahu may have decided to push for applying Israeli sovereignty to parts of the West Bank in July, 2020.
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Analysis of possible annexation of parts of the West Bank
Some argue that potential Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank is a way to pressure Palestinian leaders to negotiate peace, by showing that time is not on their side.
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Gaza Blockade
Israel has a blockade against Hamas in Gaza because of weapons smuggling and other terrorist activity. Egypt does the same because of its own security concerns and internal political tensions with the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Gaza Fishing Restrictions
This article analyzes the legal questions surrounding restrictions on Gaza's fishing zone in response to attacks against Israel by Hamas and other terrorist groups.
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The Oslo Accords/Oslo Process
The Oslo Accords were a series of treaties between Israelis and Palestinians. They officially launched the "peace process" which was aimed at ending the conflict but has failed to do so thusfar.
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Perspectives on Aid to Palestinians
This article argues aid to Palestinians is a good thing, especially supporting the Palestinian Security Forces, hospitals, and civilian infrastructure.
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Perspectives on Aid to Palestinians
International donors have been questioning whether to continue providing aid to the Palestinian Authority and Gaza, due to issues of corruption and terrorism.
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The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act
This article offers critical analysis of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act, which is aimed at allowing victims of Palestinian terrorism to seak damages from the Palestinian Authority and PLO in some cases.
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The Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act
This is an in depth analysis of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act - how it impacts U.S. law and also its policy and relations with the Palestinian leadership.
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Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act on Peace-Building Groups
While the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act initially had a negative impact on Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilding groups, it was later changed to reverse this damage.
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What is the Taylor Force Act?
The Taylor Force Act is a law named after an American citizen who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in 2016. It prohibits U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), unless the PA takes steps to end violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens, and stop financially rewarding acts of terrorism.
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What is the Taylor Force Act?
This article argues that while the Taylor Force Act takes a moral stand against the Palestinian Authority financially rewarding terrorism, it is not clear what impact it has in practice.
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Oslo Accords Legacy
This is a highly critical perspective regarding the Oslo Accords, an international treaty that still have major impact on relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
