AlJazeera.Net(Qatar) : "Fatah set for West Bank conference"

Fatah set for West Bank conference

Fatah delegates from around the Middle East have already started arriving for the conference [AFP]

Fatah is set to hold its long-awaited congress in the West Bank, despite Hamas threats to prevent delegates from the Gaza Strip attending the meeting.

The three-day congress is due to begin in the city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, seen by many as Fatah's last chance to reform itself.

The movement, which is paralysed by infighting and power struggles, is backed by the West as the only mainstream Palestinian champion of compromise with Israel.

But Hamas has said it would allow the departure of about 400 Fatah members from Gaza only if Fatah frees hundreds of Hamas activists detained in West Bank round-ups.

Hamas also wants more passports, issued in the West Bank, for its Gazan officials and supporters.

Azzam al-Ahmed, head of Fatah’s parliamentary bloc, said on Sunday that mediation efforts to convince Hamas to allow Gaza-based delegates to attend had failed.

Standoff

Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and leader of Fatah, had........
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