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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2128187,00.html
Historical Precedents for the Fatah-Hamas Rift
[Guardian-UK] Ghada Karmi - What a nadir in Palestinian fortunes for one side in Ramallah to trumpet Western support while the other starves in Gaza. This shocking spectacle is a sad echo of an earlier scenario, then as now, infinitely more damaging to the Palestinians than to their enemies. The split involved rivalry between two Jerusalem families, the Husseinis and Nashashibis, during the 1930s. The Nashashibis wanted compromise and accommodation with the British Mandate authorities, while the Husseinis refused to deal with the British government.