A group affiliated with the militant group Hamas won a student election at a large university in the West Bank. A slate associated with Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction finished second in the election at An-Najah University in Nablus. The election is seen as a test of strength between the militant Islamic group and Fatah.
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