plot to poison Arafat. Abbas and his aides denied those allegations and accused Kaddoumi of inflaming fitna (divisions, internal strife). While Abbas is undoubtedly the stronger player in this power struggle, members of the Abbas faction reportedly worry that Kaddoumi's militant attitude may eventually win over radical segments of the Fatah, or that he will ally with hardline forces outside the movement, such as the Hamas. Kaddoumi has repeatedly made official visits to the Asad regime in Damascus, where he was presented as representing the Palestinian movement in the Syrian press. Quotes "At this stage there will be two states. Many years from now there will be only one." (Farouk Kaddoumi), "Resistance is the path to arriving at a political settlement" "We shall never allow Israel to live in peace… We shall never recognize Israel, never accept the usurper, the colonialist, the imperialist." References 1931 births Living people The American University in Cairo alumni Fatah members People from Jaffa Palestinian refugees Palestinian expatriates in Saudi Arabia Palestinian expatriates in Egypt Palestinian expatriates in Kuwait Palestinian expatriates in Syria Palestinian expatriates in Libya Palestinian expatriates in Jordan Palestinian people imprisoned by Jordan Members of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Committee of Fatah members