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In the interview, Zaida said that for more than a year he served as an intermediary in a secret channel between Israel and Hamas in an effort to advance a prisoner exchange deal.

Abu Zaida feared reporting directly to the Shin Bet, but at the same time feared for his life if the information was not passed on, so he decided to convey the message directly to the UAE.

The plans, ratified in June after being announced by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last year, will expand the use of elections to select PNC members.

Netanyahu, who has also announced plans to sue Haaretz for libel in addition to the report’s author, Shlomi Eldar, claimed that Emirati-based Dahlan was behind the “false report.”

According to a source who spoke with the Palestinian Press Network, Rajoub also met with mukhtars, or clan leaders, from the Gaza Strip in an effort to potentially create his own alliance.

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Politically active Palestinians argue that Palestinians must learn to coexist with people they may profoundly disagree with, and do so peacefully.

As Hollywood embraces Barghouti, collective memory is being reshaped to turn a terrorist into a hero.

Asked how it was possible that a man with limited communication to the Palestinian people could enjoy such popularity, Milshtein explained that it was his absence that allowed his popularity to grow.

A letter seen by The Jerusalem Post shows Fatah's reformist factions, led by Mohammed Dahlan, aiming to unify with Hamas.

Gaza’s elections could be a chance to put civilians at the center of Palestinian politics and open a new path toward coexistence.