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Weekly
Bulletin
The Weekly Bulletin, focusing on the West Bank, serves
as the basic component of all service packages. An extensive
document distributed every Monday, the Weekly Bulletin
provides information regarding the previous week’s
most pertinent political and security developments and
enables clients an understanding of the current atmosphere
on the Palestinian street. |
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Week
of December 20 - 26 2009
The assassination of three Fatah operatives in Nablus by the IDF this past weekend serves as the prevalent issue, as its consequences are expected to remain in the center of attention in the upcoming weeks. In this incident, which is the most serious incident Nablus had seen in 15 months, the IDF had raided 3 flats in the old city and the Ras alE’in neighborhood, both of which are situated in the center of the city, and in three separate incidents had killed three Fatah operatives in... more |
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Week
of December 13 - 19 2009
Following a long period of time in which the PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas’ intentions were unclear, as six weeks ago he had declared that he does not intend to run as a candidate in the elections for PA Chairmanship when they were held, the PLO’s Central Council had arrived at an expected resolution, according to which chairman A’bbas and the Palestinian parliament’s reign will be... more |
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Week
of November 29 - December 5 2009
Throughout this past week it was evident that the PA Chairman, Mahmoud A’bbas, is implementing a new political strategy, based on replacing the previous model in which he had directly negotiated with the Israeli government, with the model according to which the negotiations are taking place vicariously, whether through emissaries such as the American representative in the middle East George Mitchell, or other diplomatic channels, as well as... more |
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Week
of November 22 - 28 2009
Following a series of maneuvers evident in the PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas’ statements over these past few weeks through which he had made insinuated threats towards the US, Israel and the international community regarding his intention to resign from his position, this week’s speeches have focused on an idea according to which he does not intend to resign his position in the PLO and Fatah until elections... more |
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Week
of November 15 - 21 2009
Over this past week, the initial impact created by the PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas’ statement regarding his unwillingness to run as Fatah’s candidate for the PA elections had subsided, as it is clear that the issue will not be relevant in the foreseeable future. The message A’bbas had attempted to convey, according to which he intends to retire in the event that the two terms he had set for resuming the political negotiations with Israel... more |
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Week
of November 8 - 14 2009
Allegedly, the ambiguity prevalent in the Palestinian arena remains unchanged. It seems that the Palestinian arena is in a state of stagnation, waiting to see what the future holds; therefore it is occupied with political maneuvers which are meaningless in the long run. Nevertheless, the events are ongoing and are altering the political situation. Over the past week, the Palestinian Central Election Comission... more |
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Week
of November 1 - 7 2009
PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas declaration this past Thursday according to which he does not intend to run for the elections he himself had confirmed two weeks ago, is, as expected, the main focus of this past week. In his speech, A’bbas had detailed the Palestinian terms for a return to the political negotiations with Israel, including the discontinuation of construction in the Israeli settlements, as well as establishing a clear schedule for... more |
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Week
of October 25 - 31 2009
Over the past week the Palestinian political arena began to internalize the significance of the presidential order issued by Chairman Abbas stating his intention to hold elections in the Palestinian Authority areas this coming January. The feasibility of these elections may be questioned – Hamas has already announced its intention to prevent the holding of elections in the Gaza Strip. Neither is it clear whether the elections will help revive Abbas’ public... more |
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Week
of October 18 - 24 2009
The main issue framing this past week was a Presidential Decree issued by PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas, ordering the PAto hold elections forthe PA Chairmanship and Palestinian Parliament on January 24th, 2010. A’bbas declaration regarding the decree, which had followed a telephone conversation this past weekend with the US President Barak Obama, was made in the PLO Central Council in Ramallah, as the decree refers to... more |
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Week
of October 11 - 17 2009
The main issue this past week was the acceleration of negotiations mediated by Egypt between Fatah and Hamas regarding a reconciliation agreement based on the Egyptian document. Earlier this week, Fatah had submitted to Egypt a signed version of the document, while Hamas is deferring signing the agreement, claiming that "the atmosphere in the Palestinian street, displeased with the Palestinian Authority and its Chairman, Mahmoud A’bbas in light of the... more |
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