Conflict Leaders of the Palestinian factions attend a Hamas-led factional conference in Gaza November 26, 2007. President George W. Bush meets Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Monday in a drive for Palestinian statehood before he leaves office in 14 months. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in June lost control of the Gaza Strip to Hamas Islamists, who are not invited to Annapolis and on Monday were holding an "alternative conference" to promote their opposition to peaceful coexistence with the Jewish state."photo by Fady Adwan"