Why Is Hamas Smiling?

In 2007, Abbas lost the Gaza Strip to Hamas. Now he seems to be losing the Gaza Strip to his rivals in Fatah. Many of his former Fatah supporters have turned against him.

President Obama’s Divided Loyalty Dilemma

Jerold Auerbach

With its Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, France emancipated its Jews. But there was a price: Jews were immediately tormented by the dilemma of divided loyalty.

The Lessons of Fatah Day

On December 31, the Palestinians provided yet another compelling example of why peace in the Middle East remains so stubbornly elusive.