I will admit up front that I've been hoping that Fatah will succeed in establishing a working and free Palestinian state.  But the rise of political Islam will be a serious challenge from what you're saying.

Hopefully things will soon become easier and more comfortable for your family in Nablus.  Being a "dhimmi" 300 years ago under the Ottomans was certainly better than being a Jew in Europe back then, but that isn't saying much.