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...Restrictions on Gaza's economy began with Hamas' election victory in 2006, and became a full blockade after the movement's militias ejected security forces loyal to Fatah, whom they accused of plotting a coup. The Israelis hope that if they choke off the inflow of even basic goods to a bare minimum, the population will turn on Hamas. Israel has also presented most construction materials from entering the territory, which has prevented the reconstruction of thousands of homes and other structures damaged by last year's Israeli offensive aimed at stopping Hamas rocket fire. Egypt, which controls the only...
...impasse over peace negotiations is causing resentment in the West Bank to boil over. Some Palestinians are predicting an outbreak of protests early next year, and if so, Abbas' Fatah party may decide that the best way to regain its legitimacy with the Palestinian voters and win back support lost to Hamas will be to condone open resistance against the Israelis. If that happens, it's unlikely that Dayton's men will be able - or even willing - to stop an outbreak of anti-Israeli violence in the West Bank...
...police uniform carried at the rally summed feelings up nicely) and is motivating people to take to the streets. "In terms of numbers the protests won't be like 1998 against [former President] Suharto but in terms of pressure it could get just as big," says Eep Saefulloh Fatah, a political analyst from PolMark Indonesia, referring to massive protests that brought down the corrupt Suharto regime. "[SBY's] credibility is at stake and will take a serious hit if he ignores the independent team's recommendations." The team's findings will be announced this week, but time is clearly...
...popularity has been in steep decline over the past month, after he initially bowed to U.S. pressure to shelve U.N. discussion of the Goldstone report into alleged war crimes in Gaza at the behest of the Administration - he later reversed himself following a firestorm of criticism from within Fatah and the wider Palestinian public...
...issue signals that the U.S. is not going to pressure Israel for concessions it has been adamantly unwilling to make. Without such U.S. pressure on Israel, the Palestinian leadership believes there's nothing to be gained from talking to the hawkish Netanyahu government. From the perspective of Fatah, the almost two decades spent relying on U.S.-led diplomacy to deliver Palestinian national goals has delivered precious little. As Israel's encroachment in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has continued apace, Fatah's inability to reverse that situation via negotiations has played a major role in its eclipse...