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Fatah: No concession on al-Quds
[Iran Press TV Latest] The Fatah party has reiterated that no Palestinian group will make any compromise on the future of Jerusalem (al-Quds). In a statement issued on Saturday and during the group's general conference, Fatah declared that the future capital of a Palestinian state is a red line that no Palestinian faction is allowed to cross. "Fatah will continue to sacrifice victims until Jerusalem will be returned [to the Palestinians], clean of settlements and settlers," the statement read, as reported by Israeli daily Haaretz. The future of Jerusalem has been one of the thorny issues in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Israel occupied and annexed East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Say War. The Palestinians, however, say the city should be the capital of any Palestinian state. The group held its three-day general conference in Bethlehem to choose a leader and Palestinian Authority Acting Chief Mahmoud Abbas was mandated to lead the party. The event was the first time in 20 years that Fatah members gathered and the group will choose a new central committee and revolutionary council on Sunday and Monday. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-09 |
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