By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 April 2006 Jamal Abu Samhadana (file photo) A controversial security appointment has brought tensions between the Hamas-led Palestinian government and the rival Fatah fac...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 29 March 2006 The Islamic militant group Hamas is officially in control of the Palestinian Authority after the group's 24-member cabinet was sworn in. The ceremony could mark t...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 March 2006 Palestinian demonstrators shout slogans as they hold red flags of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, green Islamic flags and Palestinian flags in the...
By Jim Teeple Ramallah 18 February 2006 Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' apparent choice for prime minister, center, smiles during parliament session, Saturday A new Palestinian parliament convened on Saturday...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 February 2006 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Leaders of the Islamic militant group Hamas say they plan to form a new Palestinian government by the end of February. The news com...
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 27 January 2006 The landslide victory by the militant Islamic group Hamas in Palestinian legislative elections this week, has stunned fellow Palestinians as well as much of the...
By Meredith Buel Washington 26 January 2006 Palestinian supporters of Hamas celebrate their victory The radical Islamic group Hamas has won a stunning victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections th...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 26 January 2006 Palestinian supporters of Islamic Hamas wave flags and hold weapons during a rally in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Younis The Palestinian cabine...
By David Gollust Washington 25 January 2006 The United States Wednesday welcomed the Palestinian elections but reaffirmed it would not deal with the radical Islamic group Hamas, which could be propell...
By Jim Teeple Ramallah 25 January 2006 Palestinians voted under heavy security on Wednesday to select a new 132-seat Legislative Council or parliament. Palestinian women supporters of Hamas gather out...