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PFLP: Palestinian leaders in Damascus working to restore national unity
Palestinian nationalist and Islamist factions are considering holding an all-inclusive conference aimed at restoring national unity, a member of the political bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) says.Mahir At-Tahir said in a press statement that exiled Palestinian leaders in Damascus, including those of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have already been holding meetings discussing ways of ending the current state of division in Palestinian society. The slogan of the proposed conference would be "restoring unity and sticking to the inalienable principles and rights." At-Tahir said contacts with various factions in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as well as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who are not PLO members, are ongoing. Since June, Palestinians in the occupied territories have been living under two separate governments, after Hamas expelled Fatah-controlled security forces from the Gaza Strip. Fatah has called on Hamas to relinquish control of the Strip, while Hamas has called for a reform of the security services. Posted by: Fred 2008-01-01 |
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