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01/09/2006:

"Hamas launches television station in the Gaza Strip"

The Islamic Hamas group has launched a TV station in the Gaza Strip, a first step toward setting up a satellite station like the one Hezbollah guerrillas run in Lebanon, Hamas officials said Monday.

The Al-Aqsa Television station is being set up just weeks before the Palestinians' January 25 parliamentary election, and if up and running in time, could help Hamas in its campaign, analysts said. Hamas presents a serious challenge to the ruling Fatah party, which has led the Palestinian Authority since its establishment in 1994.
haaretz.com