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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 official: Holocaust was necessary because Jews planned to take over Germany

Fatah Official Yasser Aby Sido claimed that Jews had been destroying Germany's economy and moral values, which was why Hitler needed to carry out the Holocaust.

 FATAH MEMBERS carry their weapons during a military parade at the Askar refugee camp, on the outskirts of Nablus, in July.

All eyes are on Russia as a mediator between Hamas and Fatah - editorial

Russia’s role as the host and mediator of these talks is particularly noteworthy. Moscow appears to be leveraging its perceived victories in Ukraine to expand its influence in the Middle East.

 FATAH AND Hamas officials wait for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as part of intra-Palestinian talks in Moscow in 2019.

Arafat’s next successor another reason why a Palestinian state will be a disaster - opinion

The immediate release of terrorists incarcerated by Israel has remained a repeated demand by Hamas and recently, it added Barghouti to the list of those who must be freed.

 MARWAN BARGHOUTI addresses the media in the Tel Aviv District Court, in 2002, shouting in Hebrew: ‘The Intifada will win.’ A convicted mass murderer, Barghouti has been jailed since 2002, the writer notes.

Hamas demands release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in Gaza hostage deal - AP

Marwan Barghouti, the head of Tanzim, an armed faction of Fatah, was arrested by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 15, 2002. 

Jailed Fatah official Marwan Barghouti

Palestinian Authority calls for terror organization unification to rule Gaza after war

The question of who will rule the Gaza Strip when Israel defeats Hamas has been a widely discussed topic and has led to much uncertainty and debate.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The PA and Abbas have repeatedly shown that they are not interested in peace or prosperity for the Palestinians.

The Palestinian leadership keeps making the same past mistakes - opinion

The PA’s recurring willingness to seek agreements with Hamas has proven to be a consistent mistake.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY president Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh

Palestinian minister: Hamas's October 7 massacre of Israelis 'heroic'

Rajoub called the massacre "an earthquake, an unprecedented event," and portrayed the attack as a defensive action against Israeli "aggression" - including its response to Hamas's attack. 

Fatah leader Jibril Rajoub

No Jewish settlements in Gaza, no security - opinion

the reinstatement of the PA in the Gaza Strip not only fails to present a political solution for Gaza but exacerbates the problem.

 PA head Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and then-prime minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in the Palestinian Legislative Council, in March 2007, just before the Hamas coup in the Gaza Strip in June: Fatah and Hamas collaborated during the Second Intifada.

Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank strongly support Hamas, October 7 attack

A total of 75% of respondents agreed with the October 7 attack and 74.7% agreed that they support a single Palestinian state “from the river to the sea.”

 Palestinians take part in a protest in support of Hamas, in Hebron, the West Bank, November 17, 2023

The international community's blind addiction to the PA must be stopped

The current PA is immature and unable to meet the challenge at this time, and hence we must not stumble in our blindness.

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greets PA head Mahmoud Abbas at an international summit for Middle East peace in the New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo