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New page: '''Fatah''' (Arabic '''فتح''') is a Palestinian secular nationalist organization.<ref>[http://www.fateh.net/ Fatah Official Website]</ref> The name...
'''Fatah''' ([[Arabic]] '''فتح''') is a [[Palestine|Palestinian]] [[secular]] [[nationalism|nationalist]] organization.<ref>[http://www.fateh.net/ Fatah Official Website]</ref> The name itself is a reverse acronym of '''Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini'''. The organization is currently headed by [[Farouk Kaddoumi]], the secretary-general of the Fatah central committee. Politically, Fatah falls left-of-center, bordering on [[socialism]]. Fatah has observer status with [[Socialist International]].<ref>[http://www.socialistinternational.org/maps/english/asia.htm SI Member Parties]</ref> [[Mahmoud Abbas]], a member of Fatah, is currently the president of the [[Palestinian National Authority]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1933453.stm BBC News Profile - Mahmoud Abbas]</ref>
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