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Fatah stories: 67 news summaries

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Gaza in Worst Crisis in
40 Years, Charities Warn

Blockade destroying jobs, food supplies

Mar 6, 08 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - As Israeli and Palestinian leaders tentatively prepared to resume peace talks, a new report by a coalition of British charities warns of a crushing humanitarian crisis in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The international consensus to isolate Hamas has led to unemployment, medical shortages and hunger worse than at any time... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinian people • Gaza blockade

Abbas Backs Down, Will Resume Talks

Calls negotiations a 'strategic choice'

Mar 5, 08 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Fatah Palestinians will resume peace talks with Israel, Mahmoud Abbas said today, recapitulating on his demands that Israel first halt its bloody campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Abbas characterized the peace process as a “strategic choice.” The Palestinian president halted the talks on Sunday after an Israeli attack,... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Fatah • Israel and Palestinians • peace talks

Suicide Bomber Kills 1 in Israeli Mall Attack

Police kill second bomber before he can detonate

Feb 4, 08 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli mall today, killing one woman and injuring seven, in the first suicide bombing in Israel in more than a year. Police shot a second bomber as he was attempting to detonate an explosives belt. “We heard a large explosion and people started to... More »

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Israel • terrorism • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • bombing • Dimona

Hamas-Fatah Clashes
Leave 8 Dead in Gaza

Bush plans Middle East trip next week to push for peace

Jan 1, 08 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Days before President Bush’s visit to the Middle East, violence between Hamas and Fatah spiked in the Gaza Strip today, the AP reports. Eight people have been killed in the violence over the past 24 hours, the first deaths in Palestinian infighting in 2 months. The renewed clashes prompted... More »

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Middle East • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah

In Gaza, 150,000 Cheer Hamas

PM calls for uprisings against Israeli occupation

Dec 15, 07 1:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Crowds filled Gaza City streets today, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hamas in what BBC analysts are calling a critical test of public support. At least 150,000 rallied amid waving flags and banners as Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya preached “resistance and jihad,” blasting his moderate Fatah... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Ismail Haniya • Gaza City • Palestinians

Fatah Official Kidnapped in Gaza

Senior Fatah official kidnapped, explosion kills 3 at funeral

Dec 14, 07 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - A top Fatah official was kidnapped by 30 gunmen of rival Palestinian faction Hamas, who ransacked his family home in Gaza early this morning and accused him of collaborating with Israel. Omar Al-Ghoul, adviser to the Palestinian prime minister appointed after Hamas seized control of the Strip, was in Gaza... More »

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Gaza • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Omar al Ghoul

Thousands Rally in Gaza

Police kill West Bank protester; Israel guns down three in other incidents

Nov 27, 07 8:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Massive crowds demonstrated in Gaza today, condemning the Annapolis conference and chanting "Death to America!" Hamas leaders told tens of thousands of supporters that the peace summit was "doomed to failure" and vowed that "whoever thinks we will recognize a Jewish state are deluding themselves."... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • militant • Annapolis summit • Arab Israeli conflict

West Bank Billionaire Launches
Third Party

Vows pragmatic option to Fatah and Hamas

Nov 27, 07 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A Palestinian billionaire has started a new party that he hopes will give voters a more pragmatic option to Fatah and Hamas. Minub al-Masri, friend of the late Yasir Arafat, says he launched the Palestine Forum to replace "inexperienced" politicians. But third parties are not unprecedented in Palestine, Newsweek... More »

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Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • billionaire • Gulf War • Munib al Masri • Palestine Forum

'Bring Down' Hamas in Gaza:
Palestinian Prez

Hamas is 'abusing our people,' says Abbas

Nov 16, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday called for the overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza for "abusing" people. "We have to bring down this bunch, which took over Gaza with armed force," he said in his most inflammatory remarks since Hamas took over in June. Abbas' angry... More »

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Middle East • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians

Hamas Nabs Fatah Activists

Hamas rounds up Fatah activists after deadly rally

Nov 13, 07 6:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Hamas arrested Fatah activists today—one source says dozens, another hundreds—a day after a Gaza rally turned violent, the New York Times reports. Hamas also threatened political action against the group. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a Fatah member, declared three days of mourning and compared the Hamas move to... More »

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Gaza • Hamas • Fatah

7 Killed in Gaza Shooting

Hamas gunmen opened fire on thousands gathered for Fatah rally

Nov 12, 07 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Violence broke out today in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, as Hamas fighters fired into a crowd of hundreds of thousands at a memorial rally to Fatah founder Yasser Arafat, killing seven and wounding 150, the New York Times reports. Hamas and Fatah traded blame for the shooting, the bloodiest since... More »

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Gaza • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinians • Yasir Arafat

Enemies May Overstate Hamas Split

It's a muddle of 'sub-leaderships,'
says Economist

Nov 10, 07 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Reports of strife within the Palestinian faction Hamas are likely exaggerated, the Economist says. The Islamist party may be splitting under the pressure of sanctions, but reports are hard to judge because “few observers are neutral.” There are “sub-leaderships," though. After seizing Gaza in June, for... More »

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Israel • Islam • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Damascus

Israel Cuts Fuel to Gaza

Government says reduction won't cause a humanitarian crisis

Oct 28, 07 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel cut Gaza’s fuel supply today in a bid to force the strip's Hamas government to curb rocket attacks on Israel. An Israeli official told the New York Times the plan was to cut deliveries 5 to 11%, but a Gazan official told the AP shipments were short by... More »

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Israel • gas • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • Ehud Barak • fuel • electricity • Haaretz

Israel Foils Plot to Kill Olmert

Palestinian prez ordered Fatah elite force to attack, say Israeli officials

Oct 22, 07 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel thwarted a plot by Fatah militants to attack a convoy carrying Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the West Bank town of Jericho in August, AFP reports. Plotters  reportedly included members of an elite group directly under the command of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Three men were arrested by Palestinian... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Fatah • Jericho • peace conference • Shin Beth • Force 17

Hamas Seeks Talks With Fatah Over Gaza

Meetings could begin next week, but Fatah leaders skeptical

Oct 11, 07 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas officials said yesterday they are prepared to meet with Fatah leaders to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip, and indicated they might give up control of the region they've held since June. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted Hamas hand over Gaza and recognize his authority before talks... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Israel and Palestinians

Israel to Release 87
Fatah Prisoners

Fatah supporters to be freed in bid to shore up moderate faction

Oct 1, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel will free 87 Palestinian prisoners today despite unspecific "technical reasons" that held up their release after they donned civilian clothes and were about to board a bus for home. Most of the prisoners are Fatah supporters, and their freedom is a bid by Israel to shore up the... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Jerusalem

Fatah, Hamas Unite for Ramadan

Despite shared start date for holy month, tensions still run high

Sep 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ramadan this year will mark a brief expression of unity for the rival Palestinian governments of Hamas, in Gaza, and Fatah, in the West Bank. The holy month begins today or tomorrow—and deciding the date can cause tension between factions across the Muslim world, the AP reports. And despite... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank • Ismail Haniyeh • Ramadan

Israel Delays Prisoner Release

Negotiations dragged out

Sep 10, 07 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel is unlikely to release up to 100 prisoners scheduled for release, Yediot Aharonot reports. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are in meetings today in advance of a summit in Washington. Israel normally releases some non-violent prisoners as a goodwill gesture at Ramadan, but officials say... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Fatah • Jerusalem • Ramadan

For Palestinian Hamas Faction, Surprise Payday

Fatah accidentally bankrolls rival's
security forces

Aug 9, 07 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - To victors in Palestinian factional fighting went the spoils, if temporarily, the BBC reports. Officers of Hamas' security force, which wrested control of the Gaza Strip from rival Fatah in June, were notified yesterday that Fatah had paid their salaries. The West Bank-based, Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority rushed to correct its... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • salary • civil service

Olmert, Abbas Talk on Palestinian Soil

Jericho get-together signals progress in stalled peace process

Aug 6, 07 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas met in the West Bank city of Jericho today, the first time an Israeli head of state has been to the Palestinian territories in 7 years. The meeting was an attempt by both parties to bolster the moderate Fatah party’s standing and to bring... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Jericho • West Bank • peace process

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