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'''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's founder and leader until his death was [[Yasir Arafat]].<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/Fatah.html Fatah at the Jewish Virtual Library]</ref> It is currently headed by [[Farouk Kaddoumi]], the secretary-general of the Fatah central committee. Politically, Fatah falls left-of-center, bordering on [[socialism]]. Fatah is a full member of [[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> | '''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's founder and leader until his death was [[Yasir Arafat]].<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/Fatah.html Fatah at the Jewish Virtual Library]</ref> It is currently headed by [[Farouk Kaddoumi]], the secretary-general of the Fatah central committee. Politically, Fatah falls left-of-center, bordering on [[socialism]]. Fatah is a full member of [[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> | ||
| − | The official goal of Fatah is the "complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence".<ref>http://www.acpr.org.il/resources/fatehconstitution.html</ref> | + | The official goal of Fatah is the "complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence".<ref>http://www.acpr.org.il/resources/fatehconstitution.html</ref> Its president Mahmoud Abbas stated that “there is no difference between our policies and those of [[Hamas]].”<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/226339/pope-francis-mahmoud-abbas-man-peace-robert-spencer POPE FRANCIS: MAHMOUD ABBAS IS A “MAN OF PEACE”]. ''FrontpageMag''. May 26, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2018.</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:59, August 30, 2018
Fatah (Arabic فتح) is a Palestinian secular nationalist organization.[1] The name itself is a reverse acronym of Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini. The organization's founder and leader until his death was Yasir Arafat.[2] It is currently headed by Farouk Kaddoumi, the secretary-general of the Fatah central committee. Politically, Fatah falls left-of-center, bordering on socialism. Fatah is a full member of Socialist International.[3] Mahmoud Abbas, a member of Fatah, is currently the president of the Palestinian National Authority.[4]
The official goal of Fatah is the "complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence".[5] Its president Mahmoud Abbas stated that “there is no difference between our policies and those of Hamas.”[6]
References
- ↑ Fatah Official Website
- ↑ Fatah at the Jewish Virtual Library
- ↑ SI Member Parties
- ↑ BBC News Profile - Mahmoud Abbas
- ↑ http://www.acpr.org.il/resources/fatehconstitution.html
- ↑ POPE FRANCIS: MAHMOUD ABBAS IS A “MAN OF PEACE”. FrontpageMag. May 26, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2018.