Peace in Palestine: Is Reconciliation Between Hamas and Fatah Just Around the Corner? (The Nation)

The Nation - The Nation -- Everyone wants democracy in the Middle East except when it comes to Palestine, divided since 2007 between Fatah (nominally in charge in the West Bank), and Hamas (designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and many other countries, in charge of Gaza). The Arab Awakening and changing political alignments brought Egypt into the act last May, when it pressed Hamas and Fatah to reconcile.

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