Fatah after the Conference:
Prospects for Palestinian politics

Breakfast seminar at Fafo 23rd October 2009 08.30-09.45,
Borggata 2B Oslo

Palestinian politics is in turmoil after the PA’s flip-flop on the Goldstone report. Reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas are at risk. Peace talks are stalled. Fatah concluded its first party conference in 20 years in August, but what, if anything, has changed?  Did Abu Mazen secure his position in the summer only to put a question mark over his leadership in the autumn? The discussion will focus on the politics within Fatah after the party conference and how recent events have affected Palestinian politics in general.

Programme

Welcome Åge A. Tiltnes, Researcher and Research Director, Fafo

Presentation Mouin Rabbani, “Fatah after the Conference: What next?”

Comments Mark Taylor, Researcher and Deputy Director, Fafo

The floor will be open for questions and comments

Chair: Åge A. Tiltnes, Fafo

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Breakfast (sandwiches, fruit, coffee and tea) served from 08:15.
Registration by October 22nd on web http://www.fafo.no/paameld_091023.html
The seminar will be in English.

Fafo is situated in Borggata 2B by the Police House and behind Grønland church. 10 minutes from Oslo Central Station, 5 minutes from Grønland or Tøyen subway stations, Bus no. 37 stops outside. Map

Mouin Rabbani is a Fafo Associate based in Amman, Jordan, a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Palestine Studies, and Contributing Editor to Middle East Report. A specialist on Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict, he was previously Senior Analyst and Special Advisor on Palestine with the Middle East Program of the International Crisis Group (2002-2008). He has published and commented widely on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Fafo-researcher
Mark Taylor