Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta
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Fast Forward 1,500 Jailed Palestinians Join Hunger Strike Led By Marwan Barghouti
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails began a hunger strike on Monday in response to a call by prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, widely seen as a possible future Palestinian president. Palestinians termed the open-ended strike a protest against poor conditions and an Israeli policy of detention without trial that has been applied against thousands since…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Seeks To Consolidate Power With Shakeup
President Mahmoud Abbas is acting to shake up Palestinian politics with peace talks with Israel in deep freeze and unity efforts with Hamas Islamists who run the Gaza Strip stalled. In power for more than a decade, and facing a mounting challenge to his stewardship, Abbas, 80, resigned last week as chairman of the Palestine…
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