US financing Hamas opponents but Abu Mazen has no backing in Fatah Central Committee

In an insightful analysis in the Jerusalem Post, Khaled Abu Toameh outlines 'moderate Palestinian President' Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen's predicament. Earlier this week, Abbas arrived in Amman to seek the backing of the Fatah central committee, one of several Palestinian key decision-making bodies, for his plan to fire the Hamas government. Shortly before the meeting, Abbas learned that many