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In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbass Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying ever higher thanks to prisoner-hostage exchanges.

Increasing Palestinian casualties and detentions in the West Bank spark concern.

In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying ever higher thanks to prisoner-hostage exchanges.No election has been held in either the Gaza Strip or the West Bank since 2006, and support for rival parties can only be measured in the street.

In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbass Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying ever higher thanks to prisoner-hostage exchanges.

In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying

Dissatisfaction with PA's governance fuels protests in Ramallah with calls for more freedom of expression and an end to corruption.

In Jenin and Nablus, members of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades are uniting with other factions to challenge Israel and the Palestinian Authority, as more young fighters from refugee camps take up the mantle of armed resistance.

A state of insecurity has become widespread in the West Bank, raising fears among Palestinians of the uncertain future that awaits them.

Recent deadly attacks by Palestinians have shown a shift in the dynamics of militancy in the West Bank, as armed factions play less of a role and individual grievances trump ideology, analysts say.At a bustling market in the Palestinian political headquarters of Ramallah, customers clamour to get their hands on the latest hot trend. This season, it is T-shirts printed with an M16 rifle.Clothing store manager Ahmed Abu Hamza said he has sold 12,000 of the shirts in the past week."The demand ...

Ex-officer in Israeli military intelligence says young Palestinians are fed up with 'the ideologies and the high politics' and are thus turning to 'individual efforts'