Oslo Accords were meant to lead to a free Palestine, but years of stalled negotiations and violence have left any peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict a distant dream. Gaza, a narrow coastal enclave, is now home to some 2.3 million people, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
Abbas to make landmark Jenin visit after deadly Israeli raid
Twelve Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed in the two-day raid on Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp, a regular site of fierce fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups. The raid on the camp, which Israel views as a "terrorism hub", employed hundreds of troops as well...Abbas succession battle could ‘collapse’ Palestinian Authority
The report says Abbas, who has been unwilling to designate a successor, has also "hollowed out or disabled the institutions and procedures that would otherwise decide who will take his place". It is therefore "unclear who will succeed him, and by what process", ICG said, warning of a possible "descent...
