Middle East

  • Women wave Palestinian (front) and Fatah flags during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in Gaza City, January 4, 2013.
  • Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in Gaza City, January 4, 2013.
  • A youth waves a Palestinian flag as he climbs a tree during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in Gaza City, January 4, 2013.
  • A masked Palestinian holds a traditional Arab headdress during Fatah anniversary celebration in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 3, 2013.
  • Palestinians perform during a rally celebrating the 48th anniversary of the Fatah movement, in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 3, 2013.
  • Palestinians march during a rally celebrating the 48th anniversary of the Fatah movement, in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 3, 2013.

Fatah Holds Giant Anniversary Rallies

Published January 04, 2013

Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza City for the first rally marking the founding of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah political group since 2007. Rallies were held a day earlier in the West Bank.


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