I would imagine that many wonder if Fatah and Hamas can ever really get together given their past history.
Legacy of Hamas-Fatah Killings Complicates Palestinian Unity Efforts
By FARES AKRAM and JODI RUDORENMAY 19, 2014
yGAZA For 14-year-old Aseel Radi, the promised reconciliation between warring Palestinian political factions is viewed through a forlorn fountain in a crowded market on the eastern side of Gaza City.
Aseel used to visit the fountain in what is known as Palestine Square with her father, Maher, a member of the Fatah factions armed wing who was killed by militants from its rival, Hamas, during the bloody six-day battle for control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Now, only a few bricks remain of the broader basin, which is filled with trash. The lights have been turned off and water no longer flows.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/w...liation-in-gaza-city.html?ref=middleeast&_r=0
Legacy of Hamas-Fatah Killings Complicates Palestinian Unity Efforts
By FARES AKRAM and JODI RUDORENMAY 19, 2014
yGAZA For 14-year-old Aseel Radi, the promised reconciliation between warring Palestinian political factions is viewed through a forlorn fountain in a crowded market on the eastern side of Gaza City.
Aseel used to visit the fountain in what is known as Palestine Square with her father, Maher, a member of the Fatah factions armed wing who was killed by militants from its rival, Hamas, during the bloody six-day battle for control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Now, only a few bricks remain of the broader basin, which is filled with trash. The lights have been turned off and water no longer flows.
Continue reading at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/w...liation-in-gaza-city.html?ref=middleeast&_r=0
