Will Fatah’s upcoming conference do more harm than good? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Abu Amer

Ahmad Abu Amer

Nov 11, 2016

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RTX2T0A6 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of PLO leader Yasser Arafat's death, in Ramallah, West Bank, Nov. 10, 2016. — REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

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Will Fatah’s seventh conference unite its ranks?

Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A Palestinian supporter of former head of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, holds a poster depicting Dahlan during a protest against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza City December 18, 2014. Dahlan, who lives in exile in the Gulf, is a powerful political foe of Abbas.
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Dahlan loyalists announce alternative Fatah conference

Ahmad Abu Amer

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during Fatah congress in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RTSU1YF

Abbas comes out of Fatah congress stronger than ever

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - JULY 13: In this handout photo provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) meets with the Central Committee of the Fatah movement July 13, 2014 in Ramallah, West Bank. The total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since Monday has reached 166, according to a Palestinian Health Ministry official. (Photo by Thaer Ghanaim/PPO via Getty Images)

Dismissed Fatah leaders look to reform movement from outside

Ahmad Abu Amer