Palestinians Swear in New Unity Government Including Hamas
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Palestinians formed a unity government, ending the seven-year rift between the West Bank and Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and complicating any hopes for reviving collapsed peace talks with Israel.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas oversaw the swearing-in of 17 ministers today in a ceremony in his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah. Since anti-Israel Hamas militants wrested control of Gaza from Abbas loyalists in 2007, the 4.5 million Palestinians there and in the West Bank have been governed by rival authorities.