As the director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, I have studied public opinion in Gaza for decades and to be sure, Hamas has never in its entire history had a majority support ...

The Palestinians seek an independent state in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, territories Israel captured in the 1967 ...

The protests in Gaza don’t mean Hamas is about to fall – just as similar ... and be ready with constructive plans and ideas if and when it does. Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem ...

Hamas has not disclosed the full extent of its losses. How does Hamas handle dissent? Hamas has violently suppressed dissent since seizing power from the Palestinian Authority —led by Fatah.

Demonstrations against Hamas erupted on March 25 in the northern Gaza Strip and spread since then to other parts of the territory. Three common themes can be easily detected in the demands of the ...

Israel withdrew soldiers and settlers from Gaza in 2005 but imposed a blockade, along with Egypt, after Hamas took power two ... to renew hostilities if Israel does not complete its withdrawal ...

which does not say how many were civilians or combatants. The ministry is led by medical professionals but reports to the Hamas-run government. Its toll is seen as generally reliable by U.N ...