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Palestinian unity government takes office
17 Mar 2007 16:31:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
GAZA, March 17 (Reuters) - A Palestinian unity government took office on Saturday, sworn in by President Mahmoud Abbas after parliament voted confidence in the power-sharing partnership between the Islamist Hamas and secular Fatah groups.
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Palestinians hold pictures of their jailed relatives during a protest in n East Jerusalem calling for the release of Palestinians prisoners from Israeli jails April 10, 2007. Hamas has handed over the names of Palestinian prisoners, including that of Atabeh, it wants Israel to free in exchange for Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit, who has been held by militants in Gaza for 10 months. Picture taken April 10, 2007.



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