Palestine-Israel Talks: Temporary Deadlock or Total Failure?

... Palestinian issue and strengthening of Islamists in many countries is worsening Mr. Abbas's ratings. The biggest damage to the Fattah came after the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005. With the rise of radical Islamist organizations, primarily the Hamas, the Fattah won the Palestinian parliamentary elections in January 2006, after which confrontation between the two built up, with the Hamas effectively grabbing the rule of Gaza. The split lasted till May 2011, when the Hamas and the Fattah signed a reconciliation ...