Hamas Assumes Control of Palestinian Parliament

NPR | By Eric Westervelt

Published February 18, 2006 at 6:19 PM EST

Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Ahmed Bahar join the parliamentary session in Ramallah by video conference from Gaza City.

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