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Senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad (right) and Hamas' representative, Saleh al-Arouri, kissed after signing a reconciliation deal Thursday in Cairo. (Associated Press)

Egypt’s Palestinian unity talks pressure Israel

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Asma Jawabreh - Special to The Washington Times

Airstrike kills al-Qaida-linked commander in Syria

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The destructive and disastrous 2014 war is one reason why Hamas is so unpopular among Palestinians, especially in its stronghold of Gaza. (Associated Press)

Hamas standing in West Bank and Gaza Strip weakens

By Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Fatah revolutionary council in the West Bank city of Ramallah in this Oct. 18, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president, to sit out PLO and Fatah elections

By Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

Fighters with the Islamic State group march in Raqqa, Syria, in this undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 14, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

LOUIS RENE BERES: How a Palestinian state could fall to ISIS

By Louis Rene Beres

An Israeli soldier pushes Palestinian Cabinet member Ziad Abu Ain, left, during a protest in the village of Turmus Aya near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Abu Ain died shortly after the protest in which witnesses said Israeli troops fired tear gas at him and dozens of Palestinians marchers. Witnesses also said Abu Ain, was beaten by an Israeli soldier. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian official dies after Israel troop clash

By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Majdi Mohammed - Associated Press

Topographic rendering of the Rawabi planned city Rawabi Foundation image

CLIFFORD D. MAY: Building a shining Palestinian city on a hill

By Clifford D. May

** FILE ** In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, as the then Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, looks on after signing an agreement in Doha, Qatar. The explosions rocking the Gaza Strip may seem far removed from the flashy cars and skyscrapers of ultra-rich Qatar, but efforts to end fighting between Hamas and Israel could hinge on how the tiny Gulf state wields its influence over a militant group with few friends left. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

Some see Qatar’s hand in collapse of Gaza talks

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

Dove and Scimitars Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

MANDEL: The farce of Israeli ‘confidence-building measures’

By Daniel Mandel

Illustration on Hamas and Fatah by Bleibel, Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon

BACHMANN: A wake-up call in the Middle East

By Michele Bachmann

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, during a press conference following the announcement of an agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, at Haniyeh's residence in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Hamas and Fatah made a new attempt Wednesday to overcome the Palestinians' political split, saying they would seek to form an interim unity government within five weeks, followed by general elections by December at the earliest. It was not clear how the new attempt announced Wednesday would succeed where previous ones failed, since the fundamental difficulties remain in place. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Rival Palestinian’s unity deal a blow to struggling Mideast peace process

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Iron Dome protects the port town of Ashdod. The Israeli Defense Force said the system has intercepted at least 359 of the more than 1,000 rockets since attacks began Nov. 14. (Associated Press)

BERES: Why Israel must be self-reliant

By Louis Rene Beres

A Syrian government solider aims his weapon during clashes with Free Syrian Army fighters (not pictured) in the ancient, predominantly Christian village of Maaloula, Syria, northeast of the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Heavy fighting flared as government troops tried to flush out rebel units, including two that are linked to al Qaeda, from the hilltop enclave that they broke into last week. (AP Photo/SANA)

U.S. adds al Qaeda-linked Lebanon militant leader to global terrorist list

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Palestinian security officers wait to cast their early votes during local elections at a polling station in the West Bank town of Jenin, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. They cast an early vote ahead of local elections that are to take place across the West Bank on Oct. 20, 2012, in the first such polls since 2006. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

Palestinians hold local elections in West Bank

By Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) listens to an official as he looks at a mortar launcher, while his defense minister, Gen. Ahmad Vahidi (second from left), looks on during a ceremony to unveil Iranian-made weapons and to mark the national day of Iran's defense industry on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidency Office, Mohsen Rafinejad)

Iran unveils upgraded short-range missile

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: All of Middle East threatened by Iran

The Washington Times

** FILE ** Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (Associated Press)

Palestinian Authority likely to welcome back Hamas

By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 15, 2010, file photograph, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon. Mashaal won't seek re-election, Hamas announced Saturday, paving the way for a leadership contest and possible struggle over the ideological direction of the Islamic militant group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Longtime Hamas leader Mashaal asks to quit

By Ibrahim Barzak and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

Masked Hamas militants march with their guns Dec. 27, 2011, during a parade in Gaza City to mark the third anniversary of the Israeli offensive on Gaza in 2008. (Associated Press)

Hamas official calls for halt on attacks against Israel

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is gambling on a favorable response about statehood from the U.N. (Associated Press)

MOWBRAY: Abbas toys with terror link

By Joel Mowbray - The Washington Times