Hard-line Fatah leader in running to succeed Mahmoud Abbas - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
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It was surprising that Rajoub, 62, took a different position from that of the PA in denouncing the abduction and killing of the three settlers. Rajoub stated, “Kidnapping is the only language understood by Israel, thus it is the only way to free our prisoners that Israel refused to release. The kidnapping of Israeli soldiers is the only solution to make Israel release the Palestinian prisoners detained in its prisons and who are increasing on a daily basis.”
Al-Monitor spoke by phone with a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, who considered that the reason behind this disparity in stances between Rajoub and Abbas regarding the Hebron operation was the negative effect Abbas’ statements had on Fatah’s image in the Palestinian street. This has pushed Rajoub to take a more popular stance that was welcomed among Palestinians, especially with the approach of Fatah’s seventh conference next month.
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