29 June 2008, Jericho

The Fatah Movement and its Role in the Palestinian National Movemen

حركة فتح ودورها في الحركة الوطنية الفلسطينية

Participants: Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman of Board of Directors, Makassed Society; Yahia Yakhlef, Bureau of Ideological Affairs and Studies Department; Loay Shabaneh, Head, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Itedal Ashhab; Adnan Husseini, Architect; Mohammed Nuseibeh; Omar Shehadeh; Dr. Tarek Barakat, Director, Makassed Society; Dr. Leila Farsakh, Senior Researcher, Birzeit University; Varsen Aghabekian, Director of Development and Projects, Presid25ent’s Office, Ramallah; Othman Abu Gharbieh, Member of Fateh Revolutionary Council; Ghada Karmi; Omar Karmi, Journalist; Dr. Haitham Al-Hassan; Ahmed Soboh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rushdi Ashhab, Makassed Hospital; Najat Abu Baker, Dir, Palestinian Legislative Council; Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Palestinian Legislative Council; Hatem Abdel Qader, Advisor, Prime Minister;Dr. Nabeel Shaath, Member of Fateh Central Committee; Rabiha Diab, Palestinian Legislative Council; Raed Abu Ghazaleh, Director, Dr. Nabeel Shaath Office; Abdel Qader Hussini, Chairperson, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Ghassan Shak’a, PLO Executive Committee; Mahfouz Abu Turk, Photo journalist.

Program:

I.  Statistical Review on Fatah 2008

Othman Abu Gharbieh;Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Yahia Yakhlef

Yahia Yakhlef	Othman Abu Gharbieh	Mahmoud Al Aloul	Dr. Nabil Shaath	Abdel Qader Husseini	Ghassan Al-Shaka

II.  Evaluation of Fatah: Perspectives of Strengths and Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges, and Political Problems

Dr. Loay Shabaneh	Varsen Aghabekian

Najat Abu Baker	Hatem Abdel Qader		Dr. Haitham Al-Hassan	Dr. Arafat Hidmi	Rabiha Diab

III.  The Draft Political Program of Fateh Movement.

	Dr. Nabil Shaath

Mohammed Nuseibeh	Adnan Husseini	Dr. Leila Farsakh	Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi	Omar Shehadeh

Rushdi Ashhab	Raed Abu Ghazaleh	Omar Karmi	Dr. Tarek Barakat