Settlers, occupation forces continue assault on Palestinians Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz extended the state of emergency in the city of Lod for two days May 15, 2021 at 1:18 pm Israeli forces fire on Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem on May 14, 2021. There has been clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians who were trying to forcibly evict Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem [Eyad Tawil / Anadolu Agency] Israeli forces detain Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem on May 14, 2021. There has been clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians who were trying to forcibly evict Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem [Eyad Tawil / Anadolu Agency]
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Palestinian elections: Fatah expels Arafat s nephew amid chaos in its ranks
Nasser al-Qudwa had refused to run on a single election list that represents all Fatah candidates, seeking to form a new party
Nasser al-Qudwa addresses a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 23 January 2019 (AFP) By Published date: 11 March 2021 15:24 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 6 days ago
The Palestinian movement Fatah has expelled one of its most prominent leaders, Nasser al-Qudwa, and stripped him of his party membership, in a major twist to an internal debate on how to campaign for the upcoming legislative elections on 22 May.
Qudwa, the nephew of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, had challenged President Mahmoud Abbas and refused to run on a single election list that represents all Fatah candidates, seeking to form a new party called the National Democratic Assembly (NDA).