Fatah activists demonstrate in Gaza as Abbas says he will ask Hamas to form government

Thousands of &to=http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/09/11/36337.html' target=_blank>Fatah supporters burned cars and shot in the air in demonstrations across the Gaza Strip on Friday, demanding the resignation of corrupt party officials after their punishing electoral defeat and insisting there be no coalition with the victorious Hamas.

Palestinian President &to=http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/93/375/15813_Israel.html' target=_blank>Mahmoud Abbas said he would ask Hamas to form the next government, a move that could lead to a cutoff of crucial foreign aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority if the Islamic militants do not renounce violence and their call for the destruction of Israel.