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Prospects for Peace Diminishing

Posted: November 11th, 2015

By Ghaith al-Omari

Ghaith al-Omari is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute and the former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine. Previously, he served in various positions within the Palestinian Authority, including advisor to the negotiating team during the 1999-2001 permanent-status talks.

As a former official of the Palestinian Authority, Ghaith Al-Omari continues to follow developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  In an interview with The Cipher Brief, Al-Omari assesses the political landscape and the obstacles blocking Palestinian unity.

The Cipher Brief: How is the Palestinian government currently structured (PLO, Palestinian Authority, Hamas)? How does the relationship between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas factor into this structure? Does Hamas maintain influence in PA dominated areas? Does the PA have a presence in Gaza?

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