Palestine

On October 12, 2017, Fatah and Hamas, the two dominant factions in Palestinian politics, signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo to end their decade-long conflict.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• November 03, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Modi is merely responding to the changing Middle Eastern situation. A few hours of stay in Ramallah will not gain him any political dividends in the region or in India.

• P. R. Kumaraswamy
• July 03, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Abbas needs to take steps for a gradual change of guard in the Fatah within a specified time-frame to keep the cause of Palestinian statehood alive.

• Gautam Sen
• January 04, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Settler entrenchment has reached a point where no peaceful assimilation of the entire West Bank into a compact territory of a future Palestine state and a harmonious division of Jerusalem city linked to this entity may be possible.

• Gautam Sen
• April 19, 2016
• IDSA Comments

None of the candidates from either major party has articulated a clear and unconditionally supportive long-term view in favour of the Palestinian cause.

• Gautam Sen
• April 05, 2016
• IDSA Comments

Will the action of Russia make it easier to find a negotiated political agreement on transition among Syrians? Most unlikely.

• K. P. Fabian
• October 06, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Prime Minister Modi’s meeting with President Abbas in New York reaffirms the government’s commitment to maintain continuity in India’s Palestine policy.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• October 01, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Prospects of a solution will hinge on the ability of the two sides to moderate their maximalist positions and the ability of the Obama administration to play the role of an ‘honest broker’.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• August 26, 2013
• IDSA Comments

With reports noting that the Israeli government had authorised the mobilisation of close to 75,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion, international attention is currently focussed on preventing this possibility

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• November 20, 2012
• IDSA Comments

While the United States stands committed to Israel, though in a much muted tone, there has been outrage in the region, particularly from Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Tunisia as well as the Arab League.

• Agarwal, Rajeev
• November 19, 2012
• IDSA Comments