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Abbas Reinstates a Radical Political Doctrine

January 10, 2013 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

In his speech on January 4, 2013, in honor of Fatah's anniversary, Mahmoud Abbas was not preparing the Palestinian people for making peace.

The Palestinian Rebellion in Fatah: Foreshadowing the Politics of the Post-Arafat Era

August 2, 2004 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

For the first time since the Palestinian Authority was established in 1994, popular rage aimed at the "corrupt leadership" enjoys the backing of the most powerful militia in Gaza - the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Arafat's opponents support the holding of municipal elections and elections to the Palestinian parliament in order to remove the Old Guard from power.

What Exactly Does Israel Have on Yasser Arafat?

September 30, 2003 | Eli Kazhdan

As of late September 2003, according to the head of Israeli military intelligence, Maj.-Gen. Zeevi-Farkash, orders for terrorist attacks were actually coming directly from Arafat's headquarters. As early as 1997, Arafat authorized Hamas and Islamic Jihad attacks; he formed an umbrella group together with these Islamists organizations called the "Nationalist and Islamic Forces" that coordinated attacks against Israel, during the recent intifada, under the leadership of Fatah.