Whilst the Western press have been focussed on the imminent challenge to Fatah from Hamas — the Islamic Resistance Party — the Israeli press has

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The Guardian, July 28, 2005 In the wake of the London bombings it is difficult to deal with issues of political violence; nonetheless, these need

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Bitterlemons, June 2, 2005 It is said that, soon after the signing of the Oslo Accord, Hamas leader Abdul Aziz Rantisi traveled to Tunis to

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Article posted on Conciliation Resources, June, 2005 “Negotiating without resistance leads to surrender. But negotiating with resistance leads to real peace…the world understood that the

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Conciliation Resources, June, 2005 The United States and Israel are adamant that Hamas’ political aspirations must come after unilateral and, if need be, coercive disarmament

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Article posted on New Statesman, April 11, 2005 Osama Hamdan wears an ordinary business suit and hands out an ordinary business card with his e-mail

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Security Dialogue, September, 2004 In the arena of ethno-national conflict, the adoption of a ceasefire is regarded as a key trigger for allowing the development

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Journal of Palestine Studies, Summer, 2004 This essay argues that the significant shift in the political power balance in the occupied Palestinian territories toward the

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