- FRANCE 24

03/05/2012 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

West Bank Palestinians complain of rising censorship

The Palestinian Authority appears to be clamping down on dissent in the West Bank, blocking access to internet news sites and arresting journalists who are suspected of libel against leading Palestinian politicians. The growing censorship has surprised outside observers, many of whom considered Palestinian internet use relatively free compared with neighbouring countries.

30/03/2012 - REPORTERS

A taste of freedom in Gaza

More than a thousand Palestinian prisoners found freedom when Hamas released a single Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, at the end of 2011. Hundreds of them headed to Gaza, even though many had never lived there before. A few weeks after their return, our reporter found out what became of three of these former prisoners.

13/03/2012 - THE DEBATE

Gaza Truce (part 2)

In its first big escalation since it moved its headquarters out of Syria, Hamas finds itself tempering more hardline militants engaged in tit-for-tat attacks with Israel. François Picard’s panel looks at the impact of change elsewhere on Gaza.

13/03/2012 - THE DEBATE

Gaza Truce

12/03/2012 - ISRAEL, GAZA

Ceasefire called on 4 day Israel-Gaza spat

A truce was declared late on Monday after four days of hostilities between Israel and the Gaza Strip that killed several on both sides. On Friday, the Israeli Army had launched an air strike against suspected militants accused of planning attacks against the Jewish state. Palestinians responded by firing rockets acoss the border. Hamas, which controls Gaza, has made a point of not getting involved; rather, it's the Iranian-backed militant group Islamic Jihad that's behind the attacks on Israel.

24/02/2012 - SYRIA - HAMAS

Hamas breaks from party line to laud 'heroic' protests

Hamas chief Ismail Haniya (pictured) said at a Cairo mosque rally on Friday that he hailed the "heroic" Syrian citizens' struggle for democracy, in a departure from the Islamists' refusal to criticise the Syrian government.

11/02/2012 - IRAN

Ahmadinejad says Iran will 'never yield' to sanctions

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said the country would unveil numerous nuclear projects in coming days, in a speech marking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution. He added that Iran would "never yield" to Western sanctions.

11/02/2012 - Israel - Palestinian territories

Hamas 'will never recognise Israel', says chief

In Tehran to commemorate the 1979 Islamic revolution, Hamas chief Ismail Haniya told an estimated 30,000 people the Gaza-based party would "never recognise Israel", saying resistance would continue until "all Palestinian land" was liberated.

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07/02/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Fatah and Hamas - have they kissed and made up?

Syria is still in the spotlight - we look at what Sergei Lavrov might be saying to Bashar al-Assad later, and Asma al-Assad's first appearance in the international press for 11 months. There's also reaction to the agreement on a unity government between Fatah and Hamas.

06/02/2012 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Abbas to head Palestinian interim government

Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed Monday to form an interim unity government with Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister. The move prompted Israel to warn that any reconciliation with Hamas jeopardised progress on peace.

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