Was Abbass's Fatah Party the democratically elected party of Palistine? My mistake I thought Hamas was the democratically elected party

US Lifts Embargo To Help Abbas

The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to, and diplomatic contact with, the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she had called Salam Fayyad, the new prime minister named this week by Abbas, to tell him she was ending the bans imposed after Hamas's unexpected victory in legislative elections last year.