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A number of questions need to be raised about the stability and viability of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). These questions are related to the decreasing powers of the PNA, the absence of an effective central authority, the split between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and fierce internecine conflicts. After a call by some parties in the nationalist movement for a one-state solution, and in a context of continuous slowdown in the permanent peace settlement talks, the need for answers become more urgent. Although the conflict between Hamas and Fateh may lead to implosion of the PNA, it continues unabated. Fateh considers the establishment of a Palestinian national state on the homeland soil as it's great and historic achievement. Hamas sees the PNA as a prize which it managed to gain by the legal means of democratic elections. Hamas looks forward to controlling, in the same way, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the other Palestinian institutions. While the current situation may look static, a couple of processes seem to be active. The first is the increasing weakness of the PNA and the nationalist movement, though both are recognized and supported by Israel and the international community. The second is the growing popularity of Islamic movements among the Palestinians.
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