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Bulletin
The Weekly Bulletin, focusing on the West Bank, serves
as the basic component of all service packages. An extensive
document distributed every Monday, the Weekly Bulletin
provides information regarding the previous week’s
most pertinent political and security developments and
enables clients an understanding of the current atmosphere
on the Palestinian street. |
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of July 31 - August 6 2011 Over the past week, Fatah and Hamas resumed their contacts in Cairo inan effort to continue the process of reconciliation between the twomovements. Although the two sides agreed to hold a public meeting inCairo under Turkish and... more |
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of July 24 - 30 2011 The past week in the Palestinian Territories was dominated by the dramatic confrontation between Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmud A’bbas and the senior Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan, who returned to the West Bank ten days ago in order to file an appeal with the Fatah movement court against the decision of the movement’s Central Committee to expel him from its... more |
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of July 17 - 23 2011 This past week was mainly marked by a series of verbal maneuvering by the PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas, primarily intended to show that despite the PA’s intention to turn to the United Nation in order to attain recognition of a Palestinian state, it had not given up on the direct negotiations with Israel. On the political level, this is a... more |
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of July 10 - 16 2011 Last week saw the almost-total collapse of the process of reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, which began with the signing in Cairo of an agreement between the two organizations. For the past two weeks, each side has been preoccupied with blaming the other for the failure of the process, and it has now become apparent that they will not be able to overcome their differences. PA Chairman Mahmud A’bbas, who was supposed to travel to... more |
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of July 3 - 9 2011 The past week saw an unprecedented and broad-based attack against the government of Salam Fayyad. In a particularly significant development, the attack was coordinated by sources close to PA Chairman Mahmud A’bbas. Meanwhile, media attention focused mainly on the international flotilla, which failed in its attempts to sail to... more |
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of June 26 - July 2 2011 The major development of the past week was the official declaration by the PLO Executive Committee, and by the PA and PLO Chairman Mahmud A’bbas, that the Palestinians have reached a final decision to turn to the UN institutions in the middle of this month and request recognition for a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders. The request is intended to enable a debate to be held on... more |
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of June 19 - 25 2011 The past week brought the greatest threat so far to the process of reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, which was launched at the beginning of May under Egyptian auspices. Over the following two months, the two organizations were relatively successful in concealing their disagreements, but these... more |
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of June 12 - 18 2011 After a further week of negotiations in Cairo, Hamas and Fatah have still failed to overcome their disagreements regarding the identity of the next Palestinian prime minister. Both sides were cautious in their statements this week, and refrained from presenting ultimatums. The sides agreed that no candidate has yet received final... more |
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of June 5 - 11 2011 After successive postponements, representatives of Fatah and Hamas are due to meet in Cairo this coming Tuesday in order to agree on the appointment of a prime minister for the unity government and determine the identity of the professionals who will head the various ministries. Despite the declarations by both sides that... more |
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of May 29 - June 4 2011 The major development of the past week was the launching of a French initiative to resume direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations this July on the basis of a new memorandum of understanding reflecting the principles outlined by President Barack Obama in his recent speeches. The document calls for discussions to begin with the... more |
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