JERUSALEM — Rival Palestinian factions celebrated the signing of a reconciliation pact that they hope will end their four-year split and accelerate efforts to form an independent state. But the agreement faces fierce opposition from Israel, complicates U.S.-led efforts to forge a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians, and still must overcome lingering distrust between the two factions: the moderate, secular Fatah party in the West Bank and the militant…
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