Fatah
Palestinian nationalist political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fatah is a Palestinian nationalist political party. Fatah is an acronym for Harakat At-Tahriri Al-Filistiniya. That means Palestinian National Liberation Movement in English. It was created by Yasser Arafat in the late 1950s.
Quick Facts PLO leader, Chief negotiator ...
Fatah | |
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PLO leader | Mahmoud Abbas |
Chief negotiator | Saeb Erekat |
Headquarters | West Bank, Palestine |
Ideology | Palestinianism Palestinian nationalism |
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In 1968 Fatah joined the Palestinian Liberation Organization, and in 1969 it got a leadership role.[1] When it was founded, it did not accept the existence of Israel, but now the group officially does.
The political part of the party is not considered a terrorist group by any country, but its military part, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades is considered a terrorist group. Fatah says that the Brigades are not a part of the party but Israel says that Fatah supports the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.