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| Fatah Calls For Boycott Of Qatari Emir's Visit |
| 2012-10-23 |
| [Ma'an] Fatah on Monday called on Paleostinians to boycott a visit of the Qatari emir to the Gazoo Strip. Fatah's office in Gazoo said the visit would entrench the division between the West Bank, governed by the Fatah-led Paleostinian Authority, and the Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,-run Gazoo Strip. "Looking for a political power in the region at the expense of the Paleostinian people and their rights and unity is unacceptable," Fatah said in a statement, adding that aid to the Paleostinian people was not a gift but "a national and holy duty." Fatah said all aid to Paleostinians should be channeled through the Paleostine Liberation Organization and its leader President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... It said those using Paleostinian suffering for their own "narrow goals" should look for ways to support Paleostinians to achieve their rights internationally. Popular Struggle Front leader Mohammad al-Ziq said his party had declined an invitation from Hamas to join the welcoming ceremony. Al-Ziq said the emir's visit would further the division and legitimize the national split while the PLO was trying to win state membership of the UN. The Popular Front of the Liberation of Paleostine also criticized the visit. "We are surprised that emir of Qatar will visit Qaza at this time," PFLP's general leadership said in a statement. "This visit is serving the Israeli occupation and will enhance the geographic division between Gazoo and the West Bank." PFLP said the millions of dollars donated to Gazoo by Qatar would not mask "the real political reasons" behind his visit. |
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