Providing news coverage, providing trending leaks - it was difficult to ignore the Palestinian report that appeared on the Internet last night (Saturday) and re-ignited the struggles for inheritance and political intrigue within the Fatah movement.
It all started with a news item published by the BBC in Arabic stating that "there are reports that the secretary general of the PLO Executive Committee, Hussein a-Sheikh, has taken over some of the key positions of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, due to health circumstances."
The network began to rumble.
The news drew quite a bit of fire.
In the days as a correction, the report was presumably dying out slowly, but the timing provoked the political sensors and caused everyone to “light up”.
War at the door.
Hussein a-Sheikh, Photo: From the Facebook page of the Minister of Civil Affairs in the PA
After all, only ten days earlier, members of the Fatah movement resented the appointment of Hussein a-Sheikh as the secretary general of the PLO Executive Committee, who officially accepted the position.
So, they expressed their displeasure, but last night they went crazy.
Fatah disappointed did not like Abu Mazen's move.
The new appointment was seen by members of the movement as a defiant move, "stealing" from them the ability to screw up in positions of influence, while al-Sheikh received a "gift" from the chief, in what further fortified his status and brought him closer to leadership.
The rumor that al-Sheikh had more of Abu Mazen's powers was entrusted to Ramallah a few days ago, without being made public.
This created a commotion and sharpened the campsites within an opening.
On the one hand, the "a-Sheikh camp", and on the other hand, the "a-Sheikh opponents" camp, with which individuals are identified at the entrance, including the movement's senior member Jibril Rajoub, who is staring at the leadership.
In general, there is no shortage of dissatisfied elements in Fatah and outside it, some of whom hold political aspirations and look to the day after Abu Mazen.
Opponents of a-Sheikh, Jibril Rajoub, Photo: Reuters
The "Opponents' Camp" has in recent days demanded an urgent meeting of the leadership institutions to discuss a-Sheikh's appointment, and to protest the rumor that has meanwhile spread its wings over the expansion of its powers.
The demand has not been met so far, and each camp has begun to accuse the rival bloc of "harming the internal political situation."
"The rumor that a-Sheikh was given more positions served his camp, because it created unrest against Abu Mazen, and it is as if he made the chairman of the PA see who the people who are really with him and are loyal to him, thus strengthening the 'a-Sheikh' alliance - Abu Mazen "A source in Ramallah explained to" Israel Today ", and claimed that" in Ramallah it was decided to open an investigation to determine who was behind the leak. "
According to Palestinian commentaries, the purpose behind the publication was to drive a stake between a-Sheikh and the PA chairman. Even without an official and public announcement, a-Sheikh has gained many powers in recent years in the political sphere. Any shard of information on the subject, whether its credibility is true or tainted with gossip, shocks the people of Fatah, and especially those who look up to Abu Mazen's chair.
In an attempt to stop the demon dance around the tumultuous news, Fatah denied, saying that the PA chairman was working as usual and in good health.
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