Many Fatah activists are turning to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad because they have lost confidence in their leaders, senior Fatah official Jamal Tirawi says.
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) are taking advantage of the weakness of the ruling Fatah faction and the infighting within its ranks to strengthen their presence in the West Bank, Jamal Tirawi, a senior Fatah official, warned over the weekend.
Tirawi revealed that many Fatah activists were turning to Hamas and PIJ because they have lost confidence in their leaders.
He pointed out, however, that these members don’t go to Hamas and PIJ for ideological reasons, but because the two groups offer them all forms of aid.