Palestinian reconciliation hobbled by continued disunity
 

* Unity government takes ******, won't end divisions * Hamas still in charge of Gaza forces * Elections, re-opening of parliament look unlikely By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, June 2 (Reuters) - The swearing in of a Palestinian unity government on Monday will **t end the divisions that have plagued the West Bank and Gaza Strip for years, providing a veneer of harmony but little change on the ground, analysts say. Although ** longer in government, the Islamist group Hamas will maintain power in its Gaza stronghold, while the Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas will remain largely unchallenged in his high-walled Ramallah headquarters. "Such a government won't be able to end the divisions. It is rather a political body aimed at managing the division," said Hani Al-Masri, a political analyst in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Abbas's Palestinian Authority has limited auto**my.

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