Hussein al-Sheikh
The meeting focused on post-war plans for the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority deputy leader said.
P.A. deputy leader Hussein al-Sheikh said that Marwan Barghouti “represents a symbol of the Palestinian struggle.”
For those who understand how the corrupt P.A. works, the move was hardly surprising.
“Why would the UAE give assistance to the Palestinian Authority without real reforms?” asked Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Hussein al-Sheikh blasts alleged “repressive measures” against convicted murderer Marwan Barghouti.
The portion earmarked for Gaza will remain in escrow in Norway till after the war against Hamas.
Palestinian intelligence chief Majed Faraj and PLO Secretary General Hussein al-Sheikh reportedly said they could not strengthen joint mechanisms to quell a surge of violence due to ongoing IDF operations in Judea and Samaria.
Hussein al-Sheikh is moving to seize control of the movement’s critical positions, to set the stage for becoming its official candidate in presidential elections once Mahmoud Abbas leaves office.
Ahead of the U.S. president’s upcoming Middle East trip, P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints senior Fatah official to roles of PLO secretary-general and head of PLO negotiating team.
Amid rumors that the Palestinian leader is in poor health, political jockeying to replace him is heating up. Abbas confidant Hussein al-Sheikh has emerged as a leading candidate.
The meeting comes ahead of the expected publication of a list of 500 more Palestinian families to receive Israeli citizenship.
