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Palestinian national unity priority after Israeli elections

In light of the results of the Israeli elections and amid a storm of accusations between Palestine and Israel, high-level Hamas leaders see Palestinian unity as a key component for enabling a possible solution to the deep-rooted conflict.
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah waves during a news conference in Gaza City March 25, 2015. Hamdallah, who arrived to Gaza on Wednesday, urged donor countries to fulfill their financial obligations for the reconstruction of Gaza. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem







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The visit to the Gaza Strip on March 25 by Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has provided a ray of hope to the overwhelming desire by Palestinians for an end to the split and a return to genuine reconciliation and national unity.

The last visit to Gaza on Oct. 9, 2014, by the Ramallah-based official on the eve of the Gaza reconstruction conference was not substantive and did not resolve the internal problems in Gaza despite the fact that it included a symbolic meeting of the Palestinian Cabinet. Nevertheless, the meeting in Gaza paved the way for a $5.4 billion international commitment to reconstruct Gaza. Since then, however, the reconstruction has been hampered by continued political squabbling by the two leading Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah.

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