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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Ashraf Khalil and Rushdi abu Alouf / The Bulletin
December 6, 2008
JERUSALEM — Thousands of Muslim pilgrims were stranded in the Gaza Strip on Friday, unable to fulfill their plans to perform the hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime religious obligation.
The reason: a power struggle between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah over which one has the right....
