If this turns out to be correct, Israel should, in my opinion, suspend all movement towards Palestinian independence:

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - The ruling Fatah party will lose its parliamentary majority in the Palestinian election and win just five more seats than the radical Islamist movement Hamas, a poll forecast said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060124...e_060124120549

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