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Middle East Policy has been one of the world’s most cited publications on the region since its inception in 1982, and our Breaking Analysis series makes high-quality, diverse analysis available to a broader audience.
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Middle East Policy has been one of the world’s most cited publications on the region since its inception in 1982, and our Breaking Analysis series makes high-quality, diverse analysis available to a broader audience.
Middle East Policy Council
At a time when Israeli and Palestinian leaders are engaged in face-to-face talks, it might be wise to recall that the winners of the most recent (2006) Palestinian elections, Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement), are not at the table. They will, of course, have an opportunity to be spoilers if their minimal needs are not realized through negotiations. Since it is difficult to get a fair assessment of the party’s ideas from U.S. media stereotypes, presented below is a recent interview from a Jordanian newspaper with Hamas chairman Khaled Mesh’al.