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1.  a) Who is Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton?
b)  Describe Gen. Dayton's plan to bolster Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.

2.  What aspect of the plan requires Israeli approval?

3.  What will teams sent by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security be doing in the Palestinian territory?

4.  What problem do critics have with the plan?

5.  Read the blurb above about Fatah and Hamas.  Why did Fatah break off ties with Hamas recently?

6.  a) What is the Quartet mentioned in paragraph 12 of this article?
b)  Why are the Quartet members backing Fatah?

• Read about the Quartet and the Roadmap (to peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority) at the State Department website at usinfo.state.gov
• Read about the Road Map to Peace at the Council on Foreign Relations website at cfr.org/publication/7738/

7.  Why isn't Israel in favor of a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation?