Another Try At A Palestinian Government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, pauses with members of his new government during a swearing-in ceremony at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 17, 2007. Abbas swore in an emergency Cabinet to replace the Hamas-Fatah coalition he dismantled after Hamas took control of Gaza by force.
(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
They'll soon run dry. Israel is cutting off fuel supplies to Gaza for cars and cooking.
That's also part of America's new Palestinian policy: to squeeze the radical Islamic group, adds Ro
Hamas seized control of Gaza last week after five days of intense fighting against forces loyal to Abbas' Fatah. The takeover prompted Abbas to dissolve a Fatah-Hamas coalition government and appoint a new Cabinet excluding the Islamic group.
Declarations of support were likely to be followed soon by a resumption of foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority, which was cut when Hamas took office last year.
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