[news] Hamas decides to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation

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Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic resistance group, has decided to join the PLO. The The political structure of the PLO, long dominated by the nationalist Fatah movement, will be transformed with Hamas' full and active participation. Hamas has widespread grassroots support in the occupied territories and is expected to inject a popular line into PLO's negotiations with Israel. This will include a more resolute stand on the issues of Jerusalem, Israeli settler-colonies, and the refugees. The complete story from the Al Ahram weekly is pasted below.

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