It’s hard to hold a vote when nearly 2 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced during the conflict.
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Marwan Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison for more than two decades.
The Palestinian activist, jailed more than 20 years ago, tops the polls as Palestinians’ preferred leader.
After decades of accusations of corruption and misrule, the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular among Palestinians.
The Palestinian militant group has engaged in talks with rival Fatah over a unity committee to govern Gaza. It reflects Hamas’ diminished prospects following more than a year of conflict.
Despite a recent push to reconcile Palestinian political parties and work toward elections, Palestinians are no nearer to democratic representation.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
It’s a precarious situation, but pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, among others, is gradually pushing the two warring sides towards a deal. But a lot can still go wrong.
Nathan Thrall’s harrowing account of an avoidable tragedy doubles as a devastating analysis of the everyday realities of occupation, in the context of Palestinian and Israeli history.
The main stumbling block to Middle East peace is the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hamas rules Gaza with repression and violence and polls show that it does not have the support of ordinary Palestinians.
Here are six possible options for what a post-war Gaza might look like – and why none will seemingly work.
The Israeli hostages in Gaza are living a nightmare. They’re likely to remain displaced, under duress and will be the human shields of this war.
There seems to be no interest in reviving a peace process that has been effectively moribund since the Clinton administration in the late 1990s.
Factional infighting within Palestinian politics has played a part in building tensions.
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