Palestinians vow to never recognize Israel as a Jewish state

And these are supposed to be the moderate Palestinians...

(JPost)- The Fatah Revolutionary Council concluded its fifth convention in Ramallah over the weekend by declaring its refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.

The council also urged the Palestinian Authority leadership to work toward foiling a new Israeli law requiring a referendum before any withdrawal from Jerusalem and the Golan Heights that has not been passed by two thirds of the Knesset.

The Palestinians are opposed to any understandings between Israel and the US that could harm their interests, the council said.

H/T Weasel Zippers.

Fatah takes out Hamas bomb factory. What?

That is the story from Google news via AFP news service. The question is whether this is a very promising development on the part of Fatah or part of their ongoing power struggle against Hamas. Of course, the bomb factory was located in a Mosque.

Hamas 'bomb factory' found in West Bank mosque

RAMALLAH (AFP) — Palestinian security officials said on Sunday that they had found a Hamas bomb-making factory underneath a mosque in the occupied West Bank.

"Security forces found a bomb-making factory inside a mosque in Qalqiliya," an interior ministry statement said. "Many of the bombs were ready to use and many of them were of industrial grade."

A senior security official told AFP that Fatah-led Palestinian security forces had detained "many" people for questioning after the discovery, saying: "This factory belongs to Hamas." (excerpt) read more at google.com/hostednews/afp