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April 2008
- Al-Qaeda Is Losing Allies Over Muslim Bloodshed
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 24, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Muslim world is getting fed up with al-Qaeda, the Los Angeles Times reports, questioning its bloody tactics and ideology. Even former allies are criticizing the group for killing fellow Muslims, relying on suicide bombings, and its occasional hostility toward Palestinian groups. Second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri was concerned enough to attempt to defuse criticism recently in an online Q&A. More »
  
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  al-Qaeda • terrorism • Osama bin Laden • Muslims • jihad • Palestinian civil war • Ayman al Zawahiri • Sunni Awakening
November 2007
- West Bank Billionaire Launches Third Party
  
  Newsweek | 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 reports—and independents rarely gain ground in a society where militias guarantee the peace. More »
  
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  Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • Gulf War
September 2007
- Fatah, Hamas Unite for Ramadan
  
  Associated Press | 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 the agreement this year, Hamas-Fatah tension remains high. More »
  
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  Hamas • Palestine • Mahmoud Abbas • Gaza • West Bank • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • Ramadan • Ismail Haniyeh
July 2007
- Olmert Gets Assist From Barak, Perez
  
  Salon | Jul 3, 07 10:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ehud Olmer's year and a half in office have been a calamity for Israel—the election of Hamas in Palestine, the breakdown of the peace process, the botched war with Hezbollah, the Hamas takeover of Gaza. But the profoundly unpopular PM, whose approval rating sank to 3%, is actually in a strongest position he's enjoyed in a year, reports Salon . More »
  
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  Israel • Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Hezbollah • Palestinian civil war • Ehud Barak • Shimon Perez
- Hamas Brings Peace to Gaza —at Gunpoint
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 3, 07 7:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two weeks of Hamas rule have brought calm to Gaza—beaches are crowded, streets are choked with cars and donkey carts—but it is order delivered at the point of a gun. The Executive Force, Hamas's civil army, has seized control, bringing overwhelming force to bear on drug-dealers and clan disputes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Even the traditional firing of guns into the air at weddings has been banned. More »
  
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  Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • Gaza • Palestinian civil war
June 2007
- Isolated Gaza Goes Hungry
  
  Globe and Mail | Jun 29, 07 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fuel shortages have become familiar, and now food staples like flour and sugar are increasingly hard to come by in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Aid agencies are doing their best to forestall an impending humanitarian crisis, the Globe and Mail reports, but with the main commercial crossing from Israel closed indefinitely, they are having trouble keeping up. More »
  
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  Israel • food • Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • Gaza • Fatah • aid • refugee • hunger • Palestinian civil war
- Israel to Release 250 Fatah Prisoners
  
  Washington Post | Jun 25, 07 4:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel plans to free 250 Fatah members as part of an international push to shore up Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Washington Post reports.The announcement came at the close of a summit at a Red Sea resort, where Mideast leaders gathered to talk about dealing with Hamas in the wake of the Gaza takeover. More »
  
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  Israel • Hamas • Palestine • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Gaza • West Bank • Fatah • Palestinian civil war
- Israel Frees Up Palestinian Funds
  
  Washington Post | Jun 24, 07 4:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a show of support for Mahmoud Abbas, Israel will release about half of the tax revenue withheld from the Palestinian government since 2006. The Israeli parliament authorized the unfreezing of some $350 million today, making the release of the rest of the funds contingent on the progress of the moderate pro-Western regime Abbas has set up in the West Bank. More »
  
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  Israel • Hamas • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Fatah • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian civil war
- Egypt Will Host Mideast Summit
  
  Reuters | Jun 21, 07 6:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Alarmed by the Hamas takeover in Gaza, Egypt will host a summit Monday, bringing together the Western-backed Palestinian president and the Israeli PM, along with Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, Reuters reports. The move is a show of support for the moderate Mamoud Abbas-led emergency government, and an effort to isolate Hamas, reports the AP. More »
  
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  Israel • Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Gaza • West Bank • Egypt • Palestinian Authority • King Abdullah • Palestinian civil war • Hosni Mubarak
- US Must Bolster Fatah to Defeat Hamas
  
  New Republic | Jun 18, 07 8:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the wake of Fatah's collapse in Gaza, and the subsequent takeover by Hamas, the US and its Mideast allies should focus on cleaning up corruption-tainted Fatah and making it more responsive to the Palestinian people, argues Dennis Ross in the New Republic . That is the only hope for a victory over the Islamic extremists of Hamas. More »
  
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  Israel • United States • Hamas • Palestine • Middle East • Gaza • Fatah • Islamic extremists • Palestinian civil war • Hamastan
- US, EU to Renew Palestinian Aid
  
  New York Times | Jun 18, 07 8:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US and the EU demonstrated support for the emergency Palestinian government today through separate pledges to lift economic embargoes and renew aid to the Palestinian Authority. The promises follow Mahmoud Abbas' establishment of a pro-peace cabinet without members of Hamas, putting the US in the curious position of supporting the dissolution of a democratically elected government, the Times reports. More »
  
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  European Union • United States • Condoleezza Rice • Hamas • Palestine • Mahmoud Abbas • aid • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian civil war • embargo
- Palestinian Government Falls
  
  CNN | Jun 14, 07 5:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hamas is in control of the Gaza strip this evening and Palestine's unity government dissolved, in what the moderate Fatah party is calling a coup d'etat. President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency in both the West Bank and Gaza, where the hard-line Islamic group seized control of the presidential compound at midnight (5 pm EST). More »
  
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  Hamas • Palestine • Mahmoud Abbas • Gaza • West Bank • Fatah • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian civil war
- Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza
  
  New York Times | Jun 14, 07 6:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hamas is in control of most of Gaza after a day of fighting in which its forces overran the headquarters of a major paramilitary force loyal to Fatah. The Times reports that Hamas militia surrounded the presidential compound in Gaza City, but president Mahmoud Abbas remains in the West Bank. Israel is likely to intervene if Hamas takes Gaza. More »
  
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  Hamas • Palestine • Mahmoud Abbas • Gaza • West Bank • Fatah • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian civil war
May 2007
- Violence Brings Palestinians to Brink of Civil War
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 16, 07 7:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Violence between the Hamas and Fatah factions has brought the Palestinian territories to the brink of civil war, a situation that now directly involves Israel, which launched air strikes on Gaza today. Earlier, Hamas gunmen killed at least five guards as they attacked the home of a Fatah security chief. At least 40 people have died in Gaza since Friday. More »
  
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  Israel • Hamas • Palestine • Mahmoud Abbas • Gaza • Fatah • violence • Palestinian Authority • civil war • Palestinian civil war • Hosni Mubarak