Thousands of police guarded ballot boxes Tuesday and rival militants pledged not to disrupt voting on the eve of the first &to=http://english.pravda.ru/world/2003/04/23/46265.html' target=_blank>Palestinian parliament election in a decade _ a cliffhanger vote on whether to pursue peace or confrontation with Israel.
The battle between the ruling &to=http://english.pravda.ru/politics/2000/12/31/1813.html' target=_blank>Fatah Party and its Islamic Hamas rival was sure to tilt the balance of a Middle East torn between reform and traditionalism.
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