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Palestinians celebrate the reconciliation agreement between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 6, 2011. The rival Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation agreement on Wednesday in Egypt. Reuters/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian Hamas supporters rally in the streets of the West Bank city of Nablus to celebrate the political unity reconciliation deal between the Islamic group and the Fatah movement which was signed by the two rival groups in Cairo. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

France President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Netanyahu said Thursday after talks with Sarkozy that France wants the new Palestinian government to recognise Israel as a Jewish state. (AFP/Joel Saget)

Hamas lawmakers Hamed al-Bitawi (R) and Riyad Ali shout slogans during a demonstration in the West Bank city of Nablus May 5, 2011 to celebrate the reconciliation agreement signed on Wednesday in Egypt between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas. The Hamas leader in Gaza urged militant groups on Thursday to stick with a de facto truce with Israel, announced after fighting last month, so as to give a Palestinian reconciliation deal with Fatah rivals a chance. Reuters/Abed Omar Qusini

Hamas lawmaker Hamed Bitawi, right, marches with Hamas supporters for the first time since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Nablus Thursday, May 5, 2011. Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a landmark reconciliation pact, ending a four-year rift that had divided the territory envisioned for a future Palestinian state. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leave a joint news conference after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin May 5, 2011. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, react after a joint news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, shake hands after a joint news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Palestinians stand under a flag as they celebrate the reconciliation agreement between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas during a rally in Gaza City May 4, 2011. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Palestinian woman reacts as she sits in the rubble of shacks and tents destroyed by Israeli bulldozers near the village of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Witnesses said the structures were destroyed for lacking building permits. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Palestinians place some of their belongings next to a tree after their shacks and tents were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers near the village of Yatta south of the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Witnesses said the structures were destroyed for lacking building permits. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

An Israeli border police officer stands next to shacks and tents destroyed by Israeli bulldozers near the village of Yatta south of the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Witnesses said the structures were destroyed for lacking building permits. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) gestures as he delivers a speech to the media in Gaza City May 5, 2011. The Hamas leader in Gaza urged militant groups on Thursday to stick with a de facto truce with Israel announced after a spate of fighting last month, so as to give a reconciliation deal with Fatah rivals "a chance. " Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gestures as he delivers a speech to the media in Gaza City May 5, 2011. The Hamas leader in Gaza urged militant groups on Thursday to stick with a de facto truce with Israel announced after a spate of fighting last month, so as to give a reconciliation deal with Fatah rivals "a chance. " Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech to the media in Gaza City May 5, 2011. The Hamas leader in Gaza urged militant groups on Thursday to stick with a de facto truce with Israel announced after a spate of fighting last month, so as to give a reconciliation deal with Fatah rivals "a chance. " Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech a day after the signing of a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas, in Gaza City, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a landmark reconciliation pact, ending a four-year rift that had divided the territory envisioned for a future Palestinian state. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech a day after the signing of a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas, in Gaza City, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have signed a landmark reconciliation pact, ending a four-year rift that had divided the territory envisioned for a future Palestinian state. Sitting at left is Hamas lawmaker Ahmed Bahar. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian youths take part in a marathon organized by the United Nations for Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip May 5, 2011. Some 1,300 schoolchildren from Gaza's UNRWA schools joined the first marathon in the Gaza Strip, a coastal territory only just big enough to run the distance in a straight line. An UNRWA spokesman said the run had raised over $1 million in sponsorship for children's summer camps in the impoverished territory. Reuters/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

A Palestinian boy skates past graffiti supporting al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin Thursday, May 5, 2011. Nonsensical Arabic text on wall reads 'The martyr Bin Laden, America will not dream of security as long as you live'. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

A Palestinian schoolgirl runs in front of participants in the first Gaza marathon from second left, Husam Naseir, Mahmoud Yousef, Nader Al Masri, Mahmoud Yousef, Omar Abu Said in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 5, 2011. According to UN estimates some 1,500 people attended the event, including children who ran short distances, running the course from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, to Rafah in the south. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Palestinian runners, Nader Al Masri, centre left, and Mahmoud Yousef, centre, participate in the first Gaza marathon, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 5, 2011. According to UN estimates some 1,500 people attended the event, running from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, to Rafah in the south. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Palestinian schoolgirls run by the beach as they take part in the first Gaza marathon in Shati refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 5, 2011. According to UN estimates some 1,500 people attended the event, including children who ran short distances, running the course from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, to Rafah in the south. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Palestinians hold up balloons in the West Bank city of Jenin as they celebrate a reconciliation deal that was signed by rival movements Hamas and Fatah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday a unity pact between Fatah and Hamas was a "tremendous blow to peace" and vowed to press the point in his talks with British and French leaders. (AFP/Saif Dahlah)

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing street in London. Netanyahu said Wednesday a unity pact between Fatah and Hamas was a "tremendous blow to peace" and vowed to press the point in his talks with British and French leaders. (AFP/POOL/Ben Stansall)

The Arab Revolution of 2011