Path Is Unclear for Fatah's New Leaders
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
This month, Fatah, the faction that rules the West Bank, held its first convention on Palestinian territory. Members of the organization once headed by Yasser Arafat elected younger, more pragmatic and peace-minded leaders to the party's central committee and revolutionary council. However, as VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Ramallah in the West Bank, the new Fatah faces a dilemma as it presents itself as a political party in tune with the West, while maintaining it is still a liberation organization committed to fighting Israeli occupation.
