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Is PA on road to reconciliation with Egypt?

Relations between the Palestinian Authority and Egypt have been strained lately, but some are denying the seriousness of this fallout.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, with Palestinian ambassador to Jordan, Atallah Khairy (L), and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat (C), says goodbye to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) after their meeting in Amman June 29, 2013. Kerry extended his Middle East peace mission on Saturday, shuttling between Jerusalem and Amman for more talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on reviving their stalled negotiations. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX116CH
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — After a monthslong chill in relations, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas seems ready to try to mend ties with Egypt.

Tensions arose after Abbas refused to cooperate in September with an initiative led by the Arab Quartet (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Jordan) to heal Fatah's internal split over enmity between Fatah Chairman Abbas and dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan. The quartet believes mending that rift would then allow for a reconciliation between Fatah and rival party Hamas.

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