Reuters - Palestinians began voting on Thursday in
municipal elections that have shaped up as a face-off between
President Mahmoud Abbas's troubled Fatah movement and ascendant
Islamic militants. More than 2,500 candidates were vying for
seats on 84 municipal councils across the Israeli-occupied West
Bank and Gaza Strip in what could be a test of sentiment over
the halting pace of political and security reforms pledged by
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