| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 36 pages) : color map |
| Series |
Middle East report / International Crisis Group ; no. 91 |
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ICG Middle East report ; no. 91.
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| Contents |
I. Introduction: Fatah's decline -- II. The sixth general conference -- III. Outcome -- IV. Challenges ahead -- V. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Reforming Fatah, building up its institutions, revamping its leadership: these are all changes that point to future possibilities. But they can do little more than that in the absence either of an effective diplomatic effort or, barring that, of a clearly articulated political strategy on which the nationalist movement can rely. Today, the former (a peace process that yields results) seems a distant prospect at best. The gaps between the two sides, the character of Israel's government, entrenched divisions among Palestinians and a U.S. diplomacy that appears more captive than master of events -- these and more have deflated the hopes of an Israeli-Palestinian breakthrough to which Obama's election had given rise. For Fatah, that puts the onus, squarely, on taking up the second challenge, namely to come up with a coherent agenda and answers to fundamental questions about how to achieve its goals, with what means and with whom |
| Notes |
"12 November 2009." |
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Title from PDF title screen (viewed December 1, 2009) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-33) |
| Subject |
Fatḥ (Organization)
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Fatḥ (Organization) |
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Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government -- 1993-
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Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government
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West Bank -- Politics and government
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Gaza Strip -- Politics and government
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Gaza Strip.
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West Bank.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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