Unity Govt

From the AP:

Palestinians from the president on down are opting for unity over pleasing the West. Such a boycott translates into a loss of about $1 billion in foreign aid a year...Despite such high stakes, a new poll indicated 94 percent of Palestinians support the Hamas-Fatah power sharing deal, reached this month in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The agreement is widely seen as the only way to avert civil war, following months of Hamas-Fatah fighting that killed at least 130 people. Halting the bloodshed has become a top priority for Palestinians, said Jamil Rabah, who heads Neareast Consulting, an independent polling company. "Palestinians would be willing to sacrifice for the sake of maintaining Palestinian brotherhood," he said.