I was actually waiting for a response form you e46M3 regarding this hot topic.
It would be nice if you could give me your first name so I can feel that I am arguing with a person and not “machine”!

Yes, I claim the Oslao agreement was an elitist agreement, whether you agree with Oslo or not, it was negotiated in secret by a few “unprepared” PLO officials that were politically bankrupt. The PLO leadership (at that time wasting their time in Tunis) was so politically bankrupt that they needed to come up with anything “politically” to enter the spot light again! Arafat made grave mistakes during and before (loudly and enthusiastically supporting Saddam Hussian during the 2nd Gulf war) OSLO and as Edward Said rightfully claims, gave Israel unjustifiable concessions in OSLO without taking into consideration what the majority Palestinian people wanted. If his goal was to get his corrupt clique (abu Mazen, Nabil Sha’ith ect….) back from exile into Palestine, he succeeded well in this goal!

Today Hamas enjoys the support of the majority of the Pal. People. Part of Hamas’s success is the fault of Fatah. The following is what Fatah has become:
1- One of the most corrupted Palestinian organizations.
2- A radical shift away from the Pal. Resistance movement and shifting closer to US policy in the region.
3- Standing in the way of Hamas who is trying with Islamic Jihad and other Pal. movements to continue the struggle until a “fair” peace treaty can be reached with the occupiers.

Fatah has to understand that OSLO failed and that the Pal. people are fed up with those same OLD faces in the leadership. Fatah needs men like Marwan Al Barghoti, and there are many to find , but it is the corrupt leadership of Fatah (Old guard) that is hindering those Pal. people form getting to a leadership position.
Fatah nourishes crucks and thugs like Muhamed Dahlan but do not want real resistance fighters like Marwan Barghoti.