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News about Al Fatah, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 24, 2014

Roger Cohen Op-Ed column describes speaking with Tzipi Livni, Israel's lead negotiator, about collapsed negotiations between Israel and Palestinians; notes that Livni attributes failure of negotiations to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who soured talks both by joining 15 international agencies and announcing reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah. MORE
Nov. 8, 2014

Series of small explosions at homes and headquarters of several Fatah leaders in Gaza cause little damage and no casualties but heightens tensions with longtime rival Hamas; timing of anonymous attacks, days before 10th anniversary of death of Yasir Arafat, leave many people skeptical about Hamas's denial. MORE
Sep. 26, 2014

Leaders of rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah say they have agreed to resolve their differences and allow the Palestinian Authority to return to Gaza Strip so reconstruction can begin, but offer no specifics. MORE
Jun. 7, 2014

Editorial expresses cautious support for efforts by newly reconciled Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas to form government; notes Israel's condemnation of reconciliation based on Hamas' violent past, but holds that reconciliation, while problematic in many ways, may offer only way forward for peace; urges United States and Europe to remain vigilant in monitoring Palestinian Pres Mahmoud Abbas's promise that new government will conduct itself peaceably. MORE
May. 21, 2014

Palestinian leaders working to repair damage of 2007 conflict between Fatah and Hamas have created committee charged with persuading families of the dead to accept compensation rather than pursuing vengeance; families have right to seek death penalty under Islamic law; committee is part of larger effort to reunite Gaza and the West Bank. MORE
Mar. 17, 2014

Hamas prevents supporters of rival Fatah party from holding a rare demonstration in Gaza in solidarity with Pres Mahmoud Abbas ahead of meeting with Pres Obama in Washington; conflict is sign of enduring schism between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority that further complicates American-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. MORE
Jan. 5, 2013

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians pour into streets of Gaza City to celebrate anniversary of Fatah faction, in the heartland of its militant Islamist rival, Hamas; demonstration is latest in series of signals heralding possible reconciliation between the parties after bitter five-year rift. MORE
Oct. 21, 2012

Dominant Fatah faction of the Palestinian Authority posts mixed results in municipal elections across the West Bank, first of any kind in Palestinian territories in six years, winning in some key cities and losing in others; whole exercise still appears compromised by relatively low turnout. MORE
Jul. 3, 2012

Hamas-run government in Gaza suspends the work of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission a day before it was to start registering new voters, abruptly halting one of the few tangible steps toward reconciliation with the rival Fatah party, based in the West Bank; the move pushes off the prospect of presidential and parliamentary elections. MORE
May. 21, 2012

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agree on new timetable that paves the way for elections and a new unity government for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. MORE
Mar. 24, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood, as it prepares to take power following elections in Egypt, is overhauling its relations with the two main Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah in an effort to put new pressure on Israel for an independent Palestinian state; intervention in the Palestinian issue is the clearest indication yet that the Brotherhood intends to both moderate its positions on foreign policy and to reconfigure Egypt's. MORE
Dec. 30, 2011

Palestinian Center for Human Rights, an independent Palestinian rights group, says that Hamas authorities in Gaza were searching the homes and questioning members of rival Fatah party. MORE

ARTICLES ABOUT AL FATAH

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With Palestinian Debt Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power to West Bank

By ISABEL KERSHNER

The move came amid a worsening crisis in the Palestinian Authority after Israel began to withhold more than $100 million in monthly tax revenue it collects on the authority’s behalf.

February 24, 2015, Tuesday

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Rival Palestinian Checkpoints in Gaza Show Cracks in Reconciliation Pact

By MAJD AL WAHEIDI and JODI RUDOREN

When Hamas temporarily set up an outpost at a border checkpoint maintained by the Palestinian Authority, it illustrated the unraveling of the reconciliation agreement the two sides reached last year.

January 15, 2015, Thursday

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Gaza Is Nowhere

By ROGER COHEN

In the enclave, another war is waiting to happen.

December 31, 2014, Wednesday

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Why Israeli-Palestinian Peace Failed

By ROGER COHEN

“Any day that goes by without a solution is another lost day.”

December 24, 2014, Wednesday

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Calls for Calm After Palestinian Official Dies During Protest in the West Bank

By ISABEL KERSHNER and SAID GHAZALI

Witnesses said Ziad Abu Ein, 55, who held a position equivalent to the rank of a minister in the Palestinian Authority government, was struck and shoved by an Israeli soldier and inhaled tear gas.

December 11, 2014, Thursday

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Attacks on Fatah Sites Sharpen Tensions in Gaza

By ISABEL KERSHNER and MAJD AL WAHEIDI

The series of explosions, which caused property damage but no casualties, sharpened mistrust between Fatah and its longtime rival, Hamas. No group has taken responsibility for the blasts.

November 8, 2014, Saturday

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Having to Rebuild Gaza, Again

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

What is the point of spending many millions of dollars to reconstruct the strip just so it can be destroyed in the next war?

October 11, 2014, Saturday

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After Years of Hamas Control, Gaza Is Scene of Palestinian Cabinet Meeting

By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL KERSHNER

The display of Palestinian unity was largely intended to inspire confidence ahead of an international donors’ conference for the reconstruction of Gaza.

October 10, 2014, Friday

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Housing in East Jerusalem

Howard B. Weber, president of the Coalition for Israel, disagrees with an editorial criticizing Israel.

October 4, 2014, Saturday

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Rival Palestinian Factions Agree to Resolve Differences, Leaders Say

By JODI RUDOREN

Government news media reported that the leaders of Hamas and Fatah had made progress on the sticking points of their five-month-old reconciliation pact.