Hani Al-Masri

Hani Al-Masri

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ABBAS'S STEP BACK

"President Mahmoud 'Abbas took a step back in his address to the UN Security Council, sticking to his old approach, even though it ...

2020-02-20 Read More

CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY

"Although the Trump/Netanyahu deal is perilous to the Palestinian cause in its various dimensions and to the Palestinian people ...

2020-02-06 Read More

A GRINDING HALT

Independent Palestinian news-portal www.masarat.ps Expectations have been rife that an election would be held, but preparations for ...

2020-01-16 Read More

AN UNDERWHELMING RESPONSE

"The official and popular Palestinian reaction to the U.S. decision on settlements has been underwhelming, to say the least, and is ...

2019-11-28 Read More

THE SECOND WAVE

 "We have recently begun to witness a second wave of the Arab Spring, after the first that originated in Tunisia [in 2011] and ...

2019-10-24 Read More

CHANGING COURSE

"The PA has agreed to receive NIS 1.8 bn (approx. $515m) in tax funds without Israel yielding on the slashed allocations for ...

2019-10-11 Read More

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

"What does the decision to end the Palestinians' commitment to signed agreements with Israel mean?" asks leading ...

2019-07-31 Read More

TRUMP'S APPRECIATION

 "After the [June] Bahrain workshop, the U.S. has evidently been trying somewhat to woo President Mahmoud 'Abbas," notes ...

2019-07-18 Read More

“Masarat” Conference: Rehearsal of future studies

The two-day annual conference of Masarat Center entitled “The Palestinian Cause… Future Trends and Strategies for Change” ...

2019-07-17 Read More

ILL-ADVISED STATEMENT

"In an ill-advised statement to the New York Times, [PA] PM Mohammad Shtayyeh said the PA is likely to collapse within two months ...

2019-06-13 Read More

ISRAEL'S SOLUTION

"The [June 25th/26th] Bahrain workshop comes within the framework of the 'deal of the century', which is being imposed on the ...

2019-06-04 Read More

TWICE TRIED AND FAILED

 "Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu has twice before tried to wage war on Iran," notes Palestinian commentator Hani ...

2019-05-23 Read More

On the Occasion of the 71st anniversary of Al-Nakba… What is the National Project?

One of the most important topics that is worthy of discussion, especially in commemoration of the seventy first anniversary of Nakba, is the ...

2019-05-18 Read More

What is Required after the Israeli Elections? Vision, Strategy and Will

Today, the voters in Israel cast their votes to elect a new Knesset, in light of the marginalization of the Palestinian matter within the ...

2019-04-09 Read More

THE CORE OF THE STRUGGLE

 "A year after the Marches of Return began, why have they not spread to other Palestinian communities despite their outbreak ...

2019-04-04 Read More

Ishtayeh’s Government between the Possible and the Required

I have always believed and still believe in the necessity of forming a Government of National Unity, under a comprehensive national agreement which ...

2019-04-02 Read More

About The Central Focus

On my social media account “Facebook”, I wrote a post wondering about the cause or central focus that shall have the highest ...

2019-03-07 Read More

DEDUCTING PAYMENTS TO THE PA

 "The Israeli cabinet has decided to deduct the PA's payments to the Palestinian prisoners and martyrs' families from ...

2019-02-21 Read More

Limited Options for Hamas

A debate has been going on within and outside Hamas’ lobbies since a decision was made to dissolve the Palestinian Legislative ...

2019-02-13 Read More

How Palestinians may indirectly help implement Trump’s ‘deal of the century’

When David Friedman, the US ambassador to Israel, suggested that President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” would be made ...

2019-01-31 Read More

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

"Fatah's Central Committee has recommended a freeze on the proposed Social Security Law to President Mahmoud 'Abbas, which ...

2019-01-30 Read More
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