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»Hamastan vs. Fatahland«

A Chance for Progress in the Middle East?


Author(s): Muriel Asseburg
Publisher(s): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Date of publication: Jul 2007
Volume number: 2007
Issue number: 35
Pages: 8
Series: SWP Comments

Description: In mid-June 2007, the »Islamic Resistance Movement« Hamas gained the upper hand in the Gaza Strip after a series of bloody conflicts. After seizing control of security facilities, Hamas and announced the beginning of »Islamic rule« in the Strip. Palestinian President and Fatah leader, Mahmoud Abbas, responded by dissolving the government of national unity and declaring a state of emergency.

General note: © 2007 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

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