Fatah

The Palestinian Fatah party held elections, is a ‘new’ leadership emerging? - analysis

Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the Central Committee, while 456 members competed for 80 seats on the Revolutionary Council, which serves as the movement's parliament.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.
Samer arrested for protesting checkpoints in 1995.

Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says - exclusive

Samer Sinijlawi told The Jerusalem Post that Western Leaders need to stop pushing the idea that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the moderate choice.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
PEOPLE HOLD signs and Palestinian flags as they protest the arrest of former Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil and show support for Palestinians during a "Fight for Our Rights" demonstration at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, on March 15, 2025.

Seattle cultural festival applauds Palestinian terrorist speaker released in October 7 deal

Raed Abduljalil told participants of the Palestinian Cultural Resistance Festival, that their actions were "an essential part of the battle we are waging against the occupation and its supporters."

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Yousef al-Jaabari (R), candidate of the Palestinian Fatah movement, casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Hebron on April 25, 2026.

Fatah says it claimed ‘sweeping victory’ in local elections, despite democratic shortcomings

Fatah said it won most local councils, including Jenin, where the Palestinian Authority was previously accused of losing control to Hamas-linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

PA President Mahmoud Abbas MIA as Hamas wages war against Israel

As Hamas launches attacks on Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas keeps a low profile, leading to speculations about his political motives.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.

Second Intifada terrorist Mazen al-Qadi said to be inmate in Ramon Prison affair

Gilboa Prison pimping affair lawyer rejects joint inquiry

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MICHAEL STARR
View of the Gilboa Prison December 5, 2022.

Ain al-Hilweh fighting reflects Palestinian and Sunni Arab weakness - opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: If neither the formal Lebanese authorities nor Hamas are part of the disputes, who is Fatah actually fighting?

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByJONATHAN SPYER
A VIEW of the entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where fighting first broke out in July.

11 dead, over 100 injured as clashes continue in Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon

Lebanon's director general of public security accused Israel of involvement in the violence.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A woman and two children walk near the entrance of the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 31, 2023.

5 Lebanese soldiers injured amid Fatah-Islamist clashes in Ain al-Hilweh

Rockets and bullets have fallen in areas outside of the refugee camp amid the clashes between Fatah and Islamist militants.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A member of the Palestinian Fatah faction holds a gun inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon, December 6, 2017.

Clashes renew in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

The "Muslim Youth" group reportedly stated that it was launching a battle to "purge the Ain al-Hilweh camp of apostates."

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Smoke rises from Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 30, 2023

Fatah moves closer to Palestinian Islamic Jihad in rare Gaza meeting

The meeting in the Gaza Strip came amid mounting tensions between the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority and PIJ.

AUGUST 15, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A Palestinian attends a rally marking the 58th anniversary of Fatah, in Gaza City in 2022 (left) and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad supporter at a rally in Gaza commemorating members of the group killed in Operation Shield and Arrow in 2023. (right)

Palestinian unity is a myth - opinion

The outlook for unity on the ground among the Palestinians remains grim, and that is not necessarily a positive sign for Israel.

AUGUST 12, 2023BySARAH STERN
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY head Mahmoud Abbas visits Jenin, last month. During the visit, he was greeted with hostile chants of ‘Get out! Get out!’

Hamas, Palestinian Authority blame each other for Gaza's turmoil

The mutual accusations came amid growing discontent in the Gaza Strip with Hamas over its failure to improve the living conditions of its residents.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

Clashes continue for a third day in Ain al-Hilweh as ceasefire efforts fail

The fighting has leaked out of the camp with shells falling on locations in Sidon.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Residents who fled Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp after Palestinian faction clashes carry their belongings, in Sidon, Lebanon July 30, 2023.