Hamas makes electoral breakthrough
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HAMAS has won significant victories in local elections in the West Bank, the first to have been contested by the Islamic militant movement that is sworn to see Israelâs destruction.
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Â·  President Abbas swears in new government  Â·  Hamas claims its actions have brought stability
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DAHARIYA, West Bank -- Thousands of Palestinians voted yesterday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in 28 years, with the Islamic group Hamas vying for political power for the first time against Fatah, the main faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree to form a national unity government, officials say.
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Hamas published newspaper ads Tuesday calling on its followers to vote in upcoming Palestinian elections, the first sign that the Islamic terrorist group is making the historic vote a high priority.
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Preliminary election results from the West Bank indicate the mainstream Fatah faction is leading in the first Palestinian municipal elections since 1976 despite a strong showing by the militant Islamic group Hamas.
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Hamas made a strong showing in local elections in the West Bank, the first time the Islamic terrorist group competed at the polls, according to preliminary elections results obtained Friday.
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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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Palestinian militant group Hamas has won a huge victory in local polls in Gaza, unofficial results indicate.
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NABLUS, West Bank -- The main Palestinian movement Fatah won a test of strength against Islamic militants in a key West Bank student election yesterday, boosting Mahmoud Abbas in his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat as president.
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December 25, 2004 -- JERUSALEM - Hamas finished a strong second â-o Yasser Arafat&#39;s more moderate Fatah faction â -the terrorist group&#39;s debut in Palestinian elections, officials said yesterday.
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SundayÂs clashes were among the most severe between the Palestinian factions since Hamas won the vote.
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A Hamas military victory in Gaza would create a two-headed Palestine &#151; with the Islamic extremists in control in the coastal strip and Western-backed Fatah ruling the West Bank.
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The Palestinian national resistance movement ( Hamas) disclosed that the sudden meeting which was held between the movement and the leadership of the Palestinian leadership in Gaza on Thursday evening came in the course of preparations for a series of
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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 group Hamas will accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a long-term truce with Israel, a leader said Friday, apparently softening Hamas' hardline stance and boosting hopes for renewed peace efforts after Yasser Arafat's death.
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The radical Hamas movement made a surprisingly strong showing in local Palestinian elections, according to preliminary results obtained Friday, signaling a drop in