Monday, August 03, 2009

Fatah's Death Dance


Former PA Minister: Fatah Should Ally with Iran

The time has come for Fatah to seek a strategic alliance with Iran, the movement's Jerusalem affairs liaison Hatim Abdul Qader said.

Fatah's rival, Hamas, is known to have warm relations with Iran. Abdul Qader encouraged the upcoming Fatah conference to adopt a political program that formulates new relations with Iran due to its strategic importance and influence. He argued that Iran's power in the region ought to be exploited to serve the Palestinian cause.

Last month, the PLO's top negotiator, Saeb Erekat, met with Iran's foreign minister.
(Maan News-PA)


Fatah Activists Sneak out of Gaza for Convention

Some 27 Fatah activists have sneaked out of Hamas-ruled Gaza in recent days to attend the Fatah convention in Bethlehem this week.

One woman put on a veil and long robe and then rode in a donkey cart past the Hamas checkpoint. Others posed as medical patients on their way to treatment in Israel, including a woman delegate who got in a wheelchair and was pushed by three Fatah activists.
(AP/Ha'aretz)


Fatah Conference to Harden Party Line -Khaled Abu Toameh

The Fatah general conference is scheduled to convene in Bethlehem on Tuesday for the first time in two decades.

According to a draft "political plan" leaked to some Arab newspapers over the weekend, the Fatah conference will reiterate Fatah's commitment to the "armed struggle" against Israel. Fatah is also expected to reemphasize its opposition to Israel's demand that it be recognized as a Jewish state.
(Jerusalem Post)
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