Word: fatah
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Hamas may have emerged victorious over Fatah in Gaza. But there was another militant group with clout in that thin strip of Palestinian territory. And now Hamas must reckon with it as it figures out how to keep a semblance of peace with Israel...
Islamic Jihad's activities are now under intense scrutiny, not only by the Israelis but also by fellow militants Hamas, who assumed power in the Gaza Strip after a short but brutal fight with Fatah, a movement linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
...that happens, it's not unthinkable that Hamas will emerge as a greater force for stability than Abbas' Fatah. For all the funds and assistance that the U.S. and Europe will shower upon Abbas, there is no guarantee that his Fatah forces can turn the West Bank into a beacon of democracy and prosperity. Israeli intelligence officers say they are worried about the possibility of warfare erupting among Fatah's many, often rival militias. And according to Abdul Sattar Kassem, a political scientist at Nablus' an-Najah National University, West Bankers will turn against Abbas if they see fellow Palestinians...
...titular leader of the Palestinians, Abbas has served as President since 2005. He has the backing of the U.S. and Israel, but his Fatah movement has lost credibility with the public...
GAZA STRIP Hamas routs Fatah; coalition government crumbles...