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    Hamas Cabinet Resigns to Join with Fatah

    Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh resigned today as Prime Minister of the ruling party in the Palestinian Territories to make way for a "unity government" with the Fatah faction of Mahmoud Abbas. Both sides hope for an end to infighting and the lifting of international sanctions.  Kevin Peraino is Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Newsweek magazine.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh resigned today as Prime Minister of the ruling party in the Palestinian Territories to make way for a "unity government" with the Fatah faction of Mahmoud Abbas. Both sides hope for an end to infighting and the lifting of international sanctions. Kevin Peraino is Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Newsweek magazine.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Iraq, Iran and America's Credibility
    1. 1:33Hamas Cabinet Resigns to Join with FatahYou’re reading this
    2. 7:25Iraq, Iran and America's Credibility
    3. 42:13UNICEF Calls US among Worst in Child Well-being Overview
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