NewsRack: 'Fatah-Hamas Split' news in 'Israel-Palestine Conflict' topic for user newstrust (1,066-1,086 of 1,159)

U.S. renewing aid to Abbas in a bid to counter Hamas / White House gives funds through U.N. for refugee relief	19.6.2007	SFGate: Top Stories
The Bush administration moved quickly Monday to help Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas consolidate his hold on the West Bank, renewing millions of dollars of aid that will be parceled out by his Fatah-led government. In an effort to work... ...
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'West Bank First': It Won't Work	19.6.2007	Washington Post: Op-Eds
Having embraced one illusion -- that it could help isolate and defeat Hamas -- the Bush administration is dangerously close to embracing another: Gaza is dead, long live the West Bank. This approach appears compelling. Flood the West Bank with money, boost Fatah security forces and create a meaningful negotiating process. The Palestinian people, drawn to a recovering West Bank and repelled by the nightmare of an impoverished Gaza, will rally around the more pragmatic of the Palestinians.
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Good Question: What's Going On In The Middle East?	19.6.2007	WCCO: Local News
Night after night, the headlines from the Middle East do not sound good. People are told: "Hamas takes over Gaza" and "Palestinians swear in emergency government." Most know there's unrest, but the names and places that are critical to our own national security tend to blur. ...
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Beware of backing Abbas to the hilt	19.6.2007	Financial Times: Editorial
The past few days have brought terrible news from the Palestinian territories. Shootings on the streets of Gaza have followed hard on Hamas's military takeover of that...
US ends Palestinian boycott	19.6.2007	The Guardian -- World Latest
Bush administration lifts political and economic embargo on the Palestinian Authority and pledges $40m (£20m) in aid.
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U.S. Lifts Embargo Against Palestinian Government	19.6.2007	NPR News
The Bush administration announces that it will lift its economic and political embargo against the Palestinian government, as President Bush prepares to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss how to deal with the Fatah-Hamas rivalry.
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The west should not pick sides in the Palestinian conflict	19.6.2007	Financial Times: Editorial
There is a danger that western policy will deepen the divide between Palestinians rather than reconciling them.
Renewed threat to kill BBC reporter	19.6.2007	The Guardian -- Front Page
Militants holding Alan Johnston says he will not be freed until their demands are met.
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Abbas Installs Emergency Government	18.6.2007	Truthout.com
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas installed an emergency government Sunday and declared the Parliament led by his Hamas rivals powerless, a move that paves the way for an end to a Western financial embargo. US officials said they expected aid to flow quickly to the West Bank, but the fate of residents in the Gaza Strip remained unclear after Hamas militants seized military control of the tiny coastal area last week.
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EU Restores Aid to West Bank	18.6.2007	NPR News
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gets a boost from the move to restore aid after Hamas ousts the leader and his Fatah movement from Gaza.
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EU Releases Aid To Gaza; Israel Prepares Defense	18.6.2007	WCCO: National
The emergency government that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas installed after Islamic militants seized control of Gaza reaped its first windfall on Monday, with the European Union promising to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in crucial aid. CBS News Interactive: Mideast Conflict
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Abbas condemns 'military coup' / He outlaws Hamas' armed factions, calls emergency cabinet	18.6.2007	SFGate: Top Stories
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency cabinet Sunday and officially outlawed the armed wing and paramilitary security branch of the Hamas movement, saying it had carried out a "military coup against the Palestinian legitimacy." ...
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Yes, the Mideast matters	18.6.2007	LA Times: Commentary
Should we simply ignore the Mideast? DIVIDE AND RULE was an old maxim of Britain's empire. In the Middle East today, there's certainly no shortage of division. But who is ruling as a result?
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Renewed threat to kill abducted reporter	18.6.2007	The Guardian -- World Latest
Efforts to win Alan Johnston's release set back after militants holding him say he would not be freed until demands are met.
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Hundreds Flee Hamas-Run Gaza Amid Spillover Fears	18.6.2007	Truthout.com
Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.
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Abbas bypasses Hamas in new cabinet	17.6.2007	Financial Times US
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, swore in an emergency government, bypassing the Hamas-dominated parliament, and outlawed the Hamas militias that last week took control of the Gaza Strip.
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Abbas Swears In Emergency Cabinet	17.6.2007	NYT: Home Page
The new government sworn in today by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was promptly rejected by spokesmen for Hamas.
President Abbas Swears In Emergency Cabinet	17.6.2007	Washington Post: World
JERUSALEM, June 17 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency governing cabinet Sunday and officially outlawed the armed wing and paramilitary security branch of the rival Hamas movement, saying it had carried out a "military coup against the Palestinian legitimacy and...
Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies	17.6.2007	Common Dreams: Views
The tragedy of Washington’s narrow to the point of dysfunctional “debate” about the Middle East is that few American political players are willing to comment in a serious manner about the fact that George Bush’s mishandling of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has done more than money or guns could have to advance the [...]
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In West Bank, Fatah hits Hamas-led Parliament	17.6.2007	SFGate: Top Stories
Fatah gunmen took aim at Hamas rivals in the West Bank on Saturday, storming the Hamas-led Parliament and ransacking offices of the Islamist group amid fears that last week's fighting in the Gaza Strip could trigger a wider reprisal campaign here. No... ...
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