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Hamas Boycotts Palestinian Municipal Elections

HeadlineOct 22, 2012

In other news from the Occupied Territories, Palestinians held their first vote in six years over the weekend with a round of municipal elections. The vote took place only in the West Bank as the governing Hamas movement held a boycott in Gaza following the breakdown of unity talks with rival group Fatah.

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