By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 June 2006 Members of a newly deployed Fatah militia parade in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Sunday June 4, 2006 The deployment of a new security force in the West Bank i...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 April 2006 Palestinian factions have clashed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, despite pledges to end a new wave of violence. The new Palestinian government, led by the Is...
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...