Ziad Nakhala (L-R) politburo member of the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, Ahmed Jibril head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and President of the conference Bassam al-Shakkah attend a news conference after a meeting with the other Palestinian factions in Damascus October 22, 2008, for the follow-up committee of the conference of Palestinian organizations opposed to peace talks with Israel. Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Ziad Nakhala (L-R) politburo member of the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, Ahmed Jibril head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and President of the conference Bassam al-Shakkah attend a news conference after a meeting with the other Palestinian factions in Damascus October 22, 2008, for the follow-up committee of the conference of Palestinian organizations opposed to peace talks with Israel.