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    Palestinian Unity Deal Could Upend Peace Talks with Israel

    The rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have announced that a unity government will led by Mahmoud Abbas until elections can be held in the West Bank and Gaza. The agreement has created another convulsion in the Middle East.

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

    The rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have announced that a unity government will led by Mahmoud Abbas until elections can be held in the West Bank and Gaza. The agreement has created another convulsion in the Middle East. Dan Ephron, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Newsweek magazine, considers what it means for relations with Israel, continued financial support from Western countries and a two-state solution.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Dan Ephron

      Newsweek/Daily Beast

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    Zero-Sum Politics in an Age of Austerity
    1. 0:00Ninth Circuit Finds California's Prop 8 Unconstitutional
    2. 7:20The Politics of Austerity
    3. 43:40Palestinian Unity Deal Could Upend Peace Talks with IsraelYou’re reading this
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