Mideast Palestinians Silencing Opposition

AP News - 540 days ago
Mideast Palestinians Silencing Opposition
FILE- In this Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 file photo, a Palestinian man protects two children as they take cover during a gunbattle between Fatah-loyalist security forces and Hamas supporters in the West Bank town of Ramallah. New reports by Palestinian rights groups highlight a surprising symmetry in the abuse that the U.S.-backed government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank and his Iranian-supported rivals Hamas in Gaza inflict on each other. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)