Fatah–Hamas Mecca Agreement Fatah–Hamas Mecca Agreement The Fatah–Hamas Mecca Agreement was signed between Fatah and Hamas in the city of Mecca on 8 February 2007, agreeing to stop the internal military confrontations in the Gaza Strip and form a government of national unity. Representatives from the Fatah side included the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and parliament member Mohammed Dahlan. The Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya and Khaled Mashal represented Hamas. The Mecca Agreement contains four determinations: The text of the Mecca Agreement: The agreement failed to unite the Palestinian National Authority and the Hamas Administration in Gaza. A further implementation
Friends of Palestine in the Parliament of Norway Friends of Palestine in the Parliament of Norway Friends of Palestine in the Parliament of Norway () is a pro-Palestine caucus group consisting of members of the Parliament of Norway ("Stortinget"). The initiative to form the group was taken in late 2007, and was modelled after the pro-Israel group Israels Venner på Stortinget. After the 2009 election, the group convened. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen joined the groups for support of both Israel and Palestine, and was the only member from a non-socialist party. The leader of "Palestinas Venner" is Anette Trettebergstuen. After the 2009 election the group had 29 members. As