Fatah's New Militia Adds to Palestinian Tensions

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JENIN, West Bank - The appearance Saturday of a new Fatah militia raised the stakes in Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' power struggle with the anti-Israel Hamas government, nudging the rivals closer to a large-scale conflict.

More than 2,000 men in black T-shirts marched through the West Bank town of Jenin in a signal to Hamas that it has a determined rival in Mr. Abbas, who hopes to lead the Palestinians into a peace deal with Israel.

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Fatah's New Militia Adds to Palestinian Tensions

The new unit, which Fatah says has 2,500 members, is the group's answer to a 3,000-strong H...

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