| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 32 pages) : color map (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Crisis Group Middle East report ; no. 110 |
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ICG Middle East report ; no. 110.
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| Contents |
Why now? -- What was agreed? -- Challenges -- The international community's reaction -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Hamas and Fatah surprised all with their announcement of a reconciliation accord. What had been delayed since Hamas took over Gaza in 2007 and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas asked Salam Fayyad to form a government in the West Bank was done in Cairo in hours. Shock was matched by uncertainty over what had been agreed and the course it would take. Would the factions produce a national strategy and unify fractured institutions? Or would the agreement codify the status quo? Even some of the more pessimistic scenarios were optimistic. Reconciliation stumbled at its first hurdle, naming a prime minister, though that is not the only divisive issue. Neither side wants to admit failure, so the accord is more likely to be frozen than renounced, leaving the door slightly ajar for movement. Palestinian parties but also the U.S. and Europe need to recognize that reconciliation is necessary to both minimize the risk of Israeli-Palestinian violence and help produce a leadership able to reach and implement peace with Israel |
| Notes |
20 July 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Title from cover screen (viewed on August 12, 2011) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Reader |
| Subject |
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah
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| SUBJECT |
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah. fast (OCoLC)fst00654141 |
| Subject |
Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Palestinian National Authority
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| Subject |
Middle East -- Palestinian National Authority.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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