DAMASCUS, SYRIA - JANUARY 23: Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (2nd,R) attends the opening session of the national conference of Damascus-based Palestinian factions on January 23, 2008 in Damascus, Syria. Oposition Palestinian factions gathered with representatives of Hizbullah and Iran, in a meeting aiming to reform the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)