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Last update - 21:03 08/08/2009
Report: Jewish Fatah member nominated for party's Revolutionary Council
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel news, Fatah, Jewish 

A Jewish member of Fatah was nominated for a spot on the party's Revolutionary Council on Saturday, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported.

Dr. Uri Davis told Ma'an that one of Fatah's weakest attributes has been its failure to establish ties with international parties, movements and human rights organizations, and promised to step up efforts, if elected.

Born to Jewish parents in Jerusalem, Davis describes himself as a Palestinian Hebrew.
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Davis has written a series of books and articles that classify the State of Israel as an apartheid state, alleging that Israel's policies towards Palestinians, including Palestinian citizens of Israel, are comparable to South Africa's apartheid policies.

According to Ma'an, Davis explained that every Fatah member can run for a post on the party's 120-member Revolutionary Council regardless of religion, race or color.

While it is common for Palestinian Christians to support Fatah and hold positions within the organization, Davis would likely be the first Jewish member of its Revolutionary Council if elected, the news agency said. He already serves as a Fatah-affiliated observer member (non-Palestinian) of the Palestinian National Council, to which he was appointed by the late Yasser Arafat in 1984.

Davis was recruited to Fatah in the 1980s by Palestine Liberation Organization leader and founder Khalil Al-Wazir, also known as Abu Jihad, who was assassinated in 1988 by an Israeli commando unit led by current Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tunisia, the Palestinian news agency reported.

"I wasn't convinced that the Israeli left-wing parties were satisfactory because all of them are Zionist parties," Davis explained. "Thus, I examined Palestinian left-wing parties but discovered that most of them adopted Marxism," such as the secular Popular and Democratic Fronts for the Liberation of Palestine.

"However I was pro-socialism rather than Marxism, so I joined Fatah because it contained a liberal framework that encompasses contradictory yet harmonious ideologies," he added. "The movement has struggled to liberate land and people from occupation."
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  1.   Davis should be accepted and 21:52  |  Joe 08/08/09
  2.   They`ll kill you too! 22:01  |  David LG 08/08/09
  3.   joe 1 22:14  |  alan 08/08/09
  4.   ALL OF US ARE HIS FRIENDS 22:17  |  Indonesian 08/08/09
  5.   David LG #2 `They`ll kill you too` 22:19  |  Colin Wright 08/08/09
  6.   The contrary son asks 22:19  |  ben 08/08/09
  7.   To be followed by a Black Klansman? 22:20  |  steve from Raleigh 08/08/09
  8.   Peace will made between... 22:43  |  Ehud 08/08/09
  9.   SALUTES to Dr. Davis 23:23  |  ahmad abouali 08/08/09
  10.   to alan, historic perspective? 23:49  |  robk 08/08/09
  11.   Davis Converted to Islam in 2008 00:03  |  Jake in Jerusalem 09/08/09
  12.   Imagine this... 00:03  |  had enough 09/08/09
  13.   ill be very impressed when female fatah members are elected to th 00:08  |  v hardman 09/08/09
  14.   Who and what is Davis? 00:18  |  shtarka 09/08/09
  15.   to ben #6 00:27  |  David 09/08/09
  16.   To steve from Raleigh #7 `To be followed by a Black Klansman?` 00:30  |  Colin Wright 09/08/09
  17.   Incitement or Moderation 00:36  |  soeasytomakefriends 09/08/09
  18.   To Joe and Colin Wright 00:39  |  David LG 09/08/09
  19.   Shows how Inclusive/Progressive the Palestinian Leadership Is 00:48  |  Smart Power 09/08/09
  20.   Jewish Fatah 00:52  |  Egon 09/08/09
  21.   Poor Hippie. This guy lives in Lalaland. 01:25  |  Fani 09/08/09
  22.   Can this Jew be trusted on the council? 01:28  |  Roy Martin 09/08/09
  23.   Dathan or Korah...? 01:31  |  Opinionator 09/08/09
  24.   The enemy is Zionism - Not the Jewish People 01:58  |  Marc Leb 09/08/09
  25.   Converted to Islam 02:04  |  Harrison 09/08/09
  26.   David LG 02:39  |  wibism 09/08/09
  27.   Thus prooving Jews still the funniest 03:06  |  Dan 09/08/09
  28.   Joe in USA:"not recognize the right of the indigenous people " 03:17  |  Arie 09/08/09
  29.   Colin and California 03:19  |  Arie 09/08/09
  30.   how can he call himself a jew 03:35  |  Mike 09/08/09
  31.   Jewish Fatah Member 03:36  |  Adam 09/08/09
  32.   Uri Davis Is the Messiah! 03:55  |  Binyamin 09/08/09
  33.   For "Indonesian" # 4 04:00  |  Fortuna Benmayor 09/08/09
  34.   The nut cases we have to deal with 04:46  |  JimUSA 09/08/09
  35.   fatah`s SECOND jew 05:10  |  ted 09/08/09
  36.   Uri Davis is not the first jewish fatah member 05:15  |  chaim schonbrun 09/08/09
  37.   What is a Jew 05:45  |  confused 09/08/09
  38.   Jewish Fatah member nominated... 05:54  |  Nyvet (Milton) 09/08/09
  39.   Apartheid Israel 05:57  |  MM Rahim 09/08/09
  40.   Proof that Fatah is secular 06:02  |  PLOman 09/08/09
  41.   To Marc Leb (#9): The enemy is stereotyping 06:18  |  Morris Valentine 09/08/09
  42.   Bravo 06:40  |  Alan 09/08/09
  43.   Who is not original Jews, MM Rahim? 07:27  |  Anna 09/08/09
  44.   Uri Davis was my tutor 10:05  |  Will Rogers 09/08/09
  45.   not the first 12:01  |  Luke 09/08/09
  46.   London 12:36  |  Ben Azzai 09/08/09
  47.   Wikipedia 12:41  |  Akiva 09/08/09
  48.   Reply to #43 Bradford U. tutor 12:57  |  Ben Azzai 09/08/09
  49.   he became a Muslim. 14:30  |  Jacob 09/08/09
  50.   SOUNDS like the mushead lefties in Britain who spied for Stalin 15:09  |  PETER SM 09/08/09
  51.   HE`S LESS DANGEROUS THAN THE COMPROMISERS IN LIKUD AND KADIMA)) 15:15  |  THE NUTCRACKER)))))) 09/08/09
  52.   alan 1 15:27  |  losmuertos 09/08/09
  53.   Hello leftist in in Israel, yes Haaretz included 15:42  |  Ana 09/08/09
  54.   Arie, you poor poor soul, knock knock... 15:47  |  BBSNews 09/08/09
  55.   observer member (non-Palestinian) of the PNC? 15:57  |  Lbnaz 09/08/09
  56.   One positive the example of Dr. Davis shows us 16:15  |  Mike Jones 09/08/09
  57.   Moslem leftist? 16:21  |  Mark 09/08/09
  58.   What a wonderful man 16:26  |  Steven 09/08/09
  59.   The guy`s an idiot 16:47  |  Nechama 09/08/09
  60.   Jews as champions of all sides 17:03  |  Mohammad 09/08/09
  61.   He hasn`t conveted 17:22  |  Pali 09/08/09
  62.   Let`s pray to G-d he`s a good spy for us (Israel) 17:22  |  Gershon 09/08/09
  63.   Uri Davis 17:42  |  jj Gross 09/08/09
  64.   Jewish Fatah 18:20  |  The Teacher/Instruct 09/08/09
  65.   To Conroy 18:38  |  Joel 09/08/09
  66.   Benedict Arnold, Petain, Haw Haw, Tokyo Rose, 18:49  |  *BEN JABO 09/08/09
  67.   try definition NUTTER 19:14  |  rich 09/08/09
  68.   Arafat was the first Jew in Fatah 19:18  |  rich 09/08/09
  69.   The generations of local Arabs would 19:45  |  17 09/08/09
  70.   Which synagogue does he attend? 19:59  |  Gina 09/08/09
  71.   Question for ahmad abouali #9 20:04  |  ZISD 09/08/09
  72.   bbs news 20:28  |  alsky 09/08/09
  73.   to Mohamed in LA 20:48  |  GA 09/08/09
  74.   DEAR AMERICAN INDIAN 21:32  |  Fred R. 09/08/09
  75.   #57 Muslim leftist 21:39  |  Paul 09/08/09
  76.   Uri Davis and the anti-semites 21:46  |  Robert 09/08/09
  77.   Re#28 21:55  |  Joe 09/08/09
  78.   BBSNews 22:05  |  rich 09/08/09
  79.   Release Gilad Shalit! Be a human being 22:15  |  lily 09/08/09
  80.   Shtarka 23:52  |  wibism 09/08/09
  81.   David LG 23:54  |  wibism 09/08/09
  82.   So Who`s a Jew? 00:08  |  Kelly 10/08/09
  83.   pali 01:24  |  Connie 10/08/09
  84.   Jacob #49 01:27  |  Sushi 10/08/09
  85.   There Are No Absolutes... 09:06  |  Yosemite 10/08/09
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