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Article: Abbas's big move to revamp Fatah.(President Mahmoud Abbas)(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- August 4, 2009
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Byline: Ilene R. Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Ramallah, West Bank -- For the first time in two decades, the most enduring force in Palestinian politics convened a partywide congress Tuesday to strengthen its position in negotiations with rival Hamas as well as with Israel.
"Although peace is our choice, we reserve the right to resistance, legitimate under international law," said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the party's pro-West chairman, in his opening speech.
Fatah - the party of the late iconic Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat - faces its most serious credibility crisis since its founding half a ...