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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091231/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictpalestinianfatah
Fatah Vows to Escalate Struggle
(AFP) The Fatah movement led by Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday vowed to step up its struggle against the Israeli occupation with demonstrations and diplomacy. "Our program emphasizes the importance of a two-track approach, with the first being the escalation of the popular struggle to resist occupation," the movement said in a statement. The group said it would model the struggle on the weekly demonstrations in two West Bank towns, Bilin and Nilin, where residents hurl rocks and protest against Israel's separation barrier. Fatah also vowed to "increase movement on the international level to pursue Israel, to isolate it and to force it to answer to international law."