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In the Middle East, new strategies, or more of the same?

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The U.S. today ended its Palestinian embargo. The European Union will resume direct aid.

Israel might turn over tax money it's been withholding. It's all about bolstering the secular

Fata faction in the West Bank and isolating Islamic Hamas after last week's military takeover of Gaza.

On to the point, what are the benefits and the risks of further dividing the Palestinian people?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Hamas and Fata?

And what's at stake for the region as a whole?

On reporter's notebook later on, the life and possible death of a satellite used for

hurricane prediction. First, here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW

Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John

D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Maureen. I'll be back with To the Point.

The U.S., the EU, and Israel are more determined than ever to bolster Fata at the expense of Hamas

in the Palestinian territories. On To the Point, we'll look at the benefits and the risks of further

dividing the Palestinian territories. On the Porter point, we'll look at the benefits and the risks of further dividing

the Palestinian territories. On reporter's notebook, the ability to predict the paths and

intensities of hurricanes could be diminished by the loss of a satellite that has already

outlived its predicted lifespan. We'll hear about that. First is New Zepday. $25 million are on

their way from New York

to Russia and finally to North Korea, which has refused to begin decommissioning its

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