Author: Michael Bröning

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In Ramallah, Palestinians celebrate the unity deal between Hamas and Fatah on 6 February 2012 (photo: dpa)

Islamism and Politics in the Middle East

Is Hamas Reinventing Itself?

The signing of a new unity deal between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah party earlier this month has heightened an unprecedented struggle within Hamas over its future course as an Islamist movement. By Michael BröningMore

Interview with Mustafa Barghouti: Palestinians and the Path of Peaceful ResistanceInterview with Matt Beynon Rees: ''Hamas and Fatah Have an Interest in the Conflict Continuing''Interview with the Jewish Palestinian Politician Ilan Halevi: With One Foot in the UN

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Most Recent Photo Essay

The Health Ministry has declared a state of emergency. Palestinian artists Samah Saed (pictured) and Dorgam Krakeh are painting protective face masks in bright colours in a bid to encourage locals to wear them. If the measures by Islamist group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, fail to contain the virus, the consequences could be disastrous

Coronavirus in Gaza: Trying to avert disaster

What was long feared has now become reality: the COVID-19 pandemic has reached the closed-off Gaza Strip. It's a race against time to head off the outbreak and stop a catastrophe. By Diana Hodali