Analysis: The chairman of the Palestinian Authority is worried that ongoing economic woes will lead to an uprising against him and in recent speeches has focused on social issues. Hamas is waiting for the PA to collapse even though they could be brought down at the same time.

Op-ed: If this intifada drags on or escalates to the use of firearms, it will eliminate the status quo, but not coexistence in the West Bank. Just like the Jewish settlements, coexistence has become a part of life in the territories.

The Zionist Union is just the latest incarnation of Mapai, a party that has come to the end of its political viability in today's landscape. What's needed is something new.