Fatah members sit under posters of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center right, as they attend a session of the Fatah party convention in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. The Fatah convention, the first of its kind in 20 years is in its fourth day of session. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Fatah members sit under posters of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center right, as they attend a session of the Fatah party convention in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. The Fatah convention, the first of its kind in 20 years is in its fourth day of session.

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