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Key Players in Hamas and Fatah
Earlier this year, Hamas and Fatah agreed to a power-sharing accord in another step toward healing the rift between the two Palestinian organizations.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the founder of the Fatah movement, died in November 2004. (AP)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been in power since succeeding Yasser Arafat in January 2005. He is shown at a 2009 Fatah conference in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. (AP)
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Hamas leader Ismail Hanieh speaks during a rally supporting candidates from the group for 2006 parliamentary elections. Hamas defeated Fatah in the polls. (AP)
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In this photo taken September 24, 2010, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, right, shakes hands with Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad during a meeting in Damascus, Syria on reconciling their organizations. (AP)