P.A. leader’s position in his own party rattled as his Fatah officials challenge his political appointments, demand he takes steps to prove Fatah, not Hamas, “is the real Palestinian leadership.”

Mounting criticism reached new highs this week, after Abbas announced the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh, one of his closest aides, as secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, effectively placing him within reach of the presidency.

As reported by JNS
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