P.A. leader’s position in his own party rattled as his Fatah officials challenge his political appointments, demand he takes steps to prove Fatah, not Hamas, “is the real Palestinian leadership.”
Fatah officials challenge P.A. leader’s political appointments, demanding steps be taken to prove that Fatah, not Hamas, “is the real Palestinian leadership.”
RAMALLAH: The crushing defeat of the Fatah-backed bloc in Birzeit University student council elections this week has caused shock and outrage among members and supporters of the movement, which is aligned with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In the wake of the defeat, one of its heaviest, Fatah says it will form a committee to study the cause of the loss and draw lessons.