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Palestinian Reformists Fight the Old Guard
(Financial Times-UK) Harvey Morris - Palestinian reformists in the ruling Fatah movement said on Wednesday they would consider running on a rival ticket in the general elections if the so-called Old Guard tried to "steal" party primaries being held this week. Young Guard reformists made sweeping gains in West Bank primaries this week before voting was halted in Gaza when Fatah gunmen stormed polling stations and set fire to ballot boxes, claiming fraud.