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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.

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

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

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


Palestinian father reveals how Hamas manipulates Gazan teens to join terror ranks - interview

Hamas offered to give Mustafa's son 1,500 shekels if he agreed to work for them, either in the police force or by engaging in Hamas's activities.

 Palestinian children react near the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year..

Palestinian Authority's succession struggle: Who will succeed Mahmoud Abbas? - analysis

As PA president, Mahmoud Abbas enters his tenth decade, rival factions, popular prisoners, and regional powers brace for a turbulent succession.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

Hollywood’s latest cause: Freeing terrorists like Marwan Barghouti - opinion

This generation of stars has gone to bat for a man convicted of murdering civilians, insisting that the price of “peace” is his release.

MARWAN BARGHOUTI is tightly guarded as he leaves a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012. He played a leading role in organizing and directing terrorist attacks during the Second Intifada, the writer asserts.

Hamas infiltrated, manipulated aid NGOs, captured Gaza documents reveal - report

"NGOs in Gaza do not operate independently or neutrally," NGO Monitor said. "They are embedded in an institutionalized framework of coercion, intimidation, and surveillance that serves Hamas' terror."

Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the Red Cross search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages -an Israeli soldier and a Thai national- from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern of Gaza Strip on December 1, 2025.

Egypt reportedly accelerating training of Gaza police force, EU to follow suit

Al-Ain reported Egypt is training a potential Gaza police force to focus on sensitive issues, most notably border and crossing management, which will be key to the next phase of the ceasefire.

 Palestinian police officers seen during a military parade in the West Bank city of Nablus, July 1, 2025

Miss Palestine was married, had child with son of Fatah terrorist Marwan Barghouti

A deep dive revealed that Miss Palestine, Nadeen Ayoub, married Sharaf Barghouti in 2016.

Nadeen Ayoub, Miss Palestine

On This Day: Yasser Arafat, PNC, announce Palestinian Declaration of Independence in Algiers

November 15 is also the birthday of Arafat's successor as PA leader, Mahmoud Abbas, who was born in Safed during the British Mandate in 1935.

Yasser Arafat raises his hand as he declares an independent Palestinian state during the PNC meeting in Algiers. November 15, 1988.

Palestinian factions discuss future Gaza governance in closed-door Cairo meeting - Washington Post

A Fatah spokesperson mentioned the importance of Hamas feeling "involved in the political process" to prevent further radical manifestations of the terror group.

Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, October 13, 2025

Barghouti’s son contacted Trump for Fatah leader's release, family tells BBC Persian

Speaking to BBC Persian in the West Bank village of Kabar, Barghouti’s cousin said he was “80% certain” that he would soon be released.

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti gestures before the start of a deliberation at Jerusalem Magistrate's court, January 25, 2012

Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as interim successor in case of death - report

According to the new clause, elections for a new president will be held over a three-month period, according to Israeli media, during which al-Sheikh would act as president.

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly last year. He and his cohorts aspire to a single Palestinian state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.