Roughly two weeks ago, Hamas launched what Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called a ‘coup' against the Mahmoud Abbas-led Fatah movement. After a series of clashes that killed over 100 Palestinians and a rapid collapse of Fatah's forces, Hamas installed itself as Gaza's de-facto rulers.
With Abbas alleging that Hamas leaders have planned his assassination, and Hamas referring to Fatah members as "collaborators" and "kuffars" (infidels), the Unity Government, at least for the moment, ap...
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