Palestine and the Palestinians
The story on Palestine and the Palestinians: The situation in the Occupied Territories, the refugees, the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, the hopes for (and obstacles in the way of) an independent Palestinian state and Hamas' rise.
Glossary: Izz al-Din al-Qassam (1880-1935)
Brief summary of the life of Izz al-Din al-Qassam, founding member of Palestinian resistance against British and Jews during the British mandate over Palestine.
Brief summary of the life of Izz al-Din al-Qassam, founding member of Palestinian resistance against British and Jews during the British mandate over Palestine.
Glossary: Intifada
Definition of Intifada, or uprising, or, literally, "shaking off"--the Palestinian insurgency against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.
Definition of Intifada, or uprising, or, literally, "shaking off"--the Palestinian insurgency against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.
What Is Hamas?
Definition of Hamas, the militant Islamist Palestinian organization founded in 1987 as a local chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Definition of Hamas, the militant Islamist Palestinian organization founded in 1987 as a local chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Hamas Charter, Unabridged (1988), Part 2
The complete charter of Hamas, the Palestinian militant Islamist organization.
The complete charter of Hamas, the Palestinian militant Islamist organization.
Hamas Charter, Unabridged (1988), Part 1
The complete charter of Hamas, the Palestinian militant Islamist organization.
The complete charter of Hamas, the Palestinian militant Islamist organization.
What Is Fatah?
Defining Fatah, the Palestinian party founded in the mid-1950s and led by Yasser Arafat until his death in 2004.
Defining Fatah, the Palestinian party founded in the mid-1950s and led by Yasser Arafat until his death in 2004.
Who Was Izz al-dine el-Qassam?
Izz al-Din al-Qassam was one of the earliest Arab Islamists to advocate violent uprisings against colonial and Jewish forces.
Izz al-Din al-Qassam was one of the earliest Arab Islamists to advocate violent uprisings against colonial and Jewish forces.
Palestine and the Palestinians: Profile
Who are the Palestinians, where are Palestinian refugees living, what would constitute a Palestinian nation, what's the economy of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and what are the political institutions there?
Who are the Palestinians, where are Palestinian refugees living, what would constitute a Palestinian nation, what's the economy of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and what are the political institutions there?