'Palestinian prisoner' exchange

There's a 'Palestinian prisoner' exchange taking place over the course of the next three weeks - between now and the end of Ramadamadan. The good news is that Israel is not involved. Representatives of rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas say they have agreed on measures to end an impasse in reconciliation talks.

The groups, which run rival governments in the Gaza Strip and West Bank,

No use throwing out a good agreement over one point

Representatives of Hamas and Fatah opened talks in Cairo on Sunday on implementing their 'reconciliation' agreement. Fatah Central Committee Member, Sakhr Bseiso, said that the issues under discussion will be the means of implementing the reconciliation agreement. These discussions will start with the issue of the government and move to all other issues within the agreement, including elections,

'Palestinians' tell UN they're 'ready' to govern themselves

The 'Palestinian Authority's envoy to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, told the Security Council on Tuesday that the 'Palestinians' are 'ready' to govern themselves. "With international political and financial support this plan has reached its objectives as acknowledged by the international community,” he said. “We have completed our responsibilities and are ready to govern ourselves. “He added

Good news: Hamas and Fatah to restart unity talks

Hamas and Fatah will resume their unity talks in Cairo later this month, with Fatah's insistence on Salam Fayyad remaining Prime Minister still the most contentious item on the agenda. The decision to resume the efforts to implement the reconciliation accord was taken following a phone conversation between Fatah’s Azzam al-Ahmed and Musa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of the Hamas “political bureau”