Hamas gains grassroots edge
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Hamas made significant gains against the ruling Fatah party in Thursday's municipal elections.
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Hamas' path in consolidating control in the Gaza Strip:
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GAZA CITY -- The secular Palestinian party Fatah, routed in the Gaza Strip by rival Hamas forces nearly three months ago, has begun to use political protest and reassemble its armed wing in order to resist the Islamic movement's tightening hold here.
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To the alarm of Washington, Hamas has seized the advantage in the increasingly vicious war between Palestinian factions
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Hamas fighters on Thursday raised the green flags of the Islamist movement over one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
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Islamic resistance group Hamas has scored significant successes in Palestinian municipal elections, initial results have shown. An unofficial tally gave Hamas control of seven councils against 11 for the Fatah
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Israel says its largest incursion in the Gaza Strip during four years of fighting is a victory. But Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, isn&#39;t admitting defeat.
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Hamasâs move is part of a deal to form a Palestinian unity government that will also include the Fatah faction.
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By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press. A prominent Hamas leader in the West Bank announced an apparent change in the Islamic militant movement&#39;s policy regarding
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The Hamas party further consolidated its control of northern Gaza today in Palestinian factional battles.
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The Palestinian uprising marked its fourth anniversary with signs that the violent Hamas group is preparing a formidable political challenge to Yasser Arafat, despite a series of devastating blows from Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The militant Islamic group  Hamas made significant inroads against the mainstream Fatah  movement in Palestinian municipal elections held last week in  the West Bank, official results showed Sunday.
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Hamas - regarded as a terror group by Israel and the West â-ade a strong showing in West Bank local elections â - first time the Islamic militant group competed at the polls.
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The Islamic militant group Hamas said on Thursday it was encouraged by what it called a "wait and see" approach by the Quartet of Middle East mediators toward a new Palestinian unity government.
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GAZA CITY - For years, the seaside Flower of the Cities resort was that rare place in the Gaza Strip where the dress code did not rule out bikinis. Now, with some of its cinder-block cabanas turned into prayer rooms, the beach club shows how Hamas is consolidating its hold here three months after seizing power.
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Hamas swept seven out of 10 councils in  first-ever Gaza Strip local elections seen as a test of  strength between the Islamic militant group and new President  Mahmoud Abbas, final results showed on Friday.
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The militant Palestinian group Hamas said Friday it was setting aside its differences with ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and called for a united Palestinian leadership to work toward general elections.