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August 3, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1248277943160&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

Report: Fatah Conference to Harden Party Line

[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - The Fatah general conference is scheduled to convene in Bethlehem on Tuesday for the first time in two decades. Fatah officials said over 500 people were competing for seats on the Revolutionary Council, while 150 were running for the Central Committee. 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 as one of the options to achieve an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. Fatah is also expected to reemphasize its opposition to Israel's demand that it be recognized as a Jewish state.

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