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100			_aQARMOUT Tamer
245			_aPredictable in their failure: _ban analysis of mediation efforts to end the Palestinian split/ _cTamer Qarmout
260			_c2024
520			_aThis paper asks why mediation efforts between Fatah and Hamas have failed. The analysis of in-depth interviews with Palestinian stakeholders, guided by relevant theoretical frameworks, indicates that: first, Israel and its allies act as systemic contextual barriers to ending the Palestinian split. Second, serious obstacles to reconciliation exist because the split has lasted for nearly 16 years. Third, mediator characteristics did not affect the outcomes. Fourth, increased polarization in the region following the Arab Spring has adversely affected reconciliation. This research points to the futility of mediation efforts in the current circumstances and the need to challenge existing systemic barriers to reconciliation.
650			_aPALESTINIAN INTERNAL SPLIT _xFATAH _xHAMAS
773			_gInternational Peacekeeping, Volume 31, Number 3, June 2024, page: 283-308
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13533312.2024.2338410 _zClick here for full text
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