Palestinians Split in Gaza as Hamas Blocks Fatah Rally
Source: NYT
Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, prevented supporters of the rival Fatah party from holding a rare demonstration here on Sunday in solidarity with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority ahead of his meeting with President Obama, which is set for Monday in Washington.
Hamas police officers and detectives confiscated posters of Mr. Abbas and Palestinian flags and arrested several organizers of the rally as they gathered in a central square in Gaza City. It was a sign of the enduring political and geographical schism between Hamas, in Gaza, and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, a factor that further complicates already difficult American-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
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