Fatah

Who is Mohammad Dahlan, exiled security chief the Shin Bet chief allegedly met with? - explainer

Dahlan is a former senior Fatah leader who rose to prominence in Palestinian politics as the first head of the Preventive Security Service.

 Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. STRINGER/ REUTERS ID: 546201 Image Remarks:
Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025

Shin Bet chief David Zini met PA’s exiled Gaza security chief during wartime UAE visit - report

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) interacts with the President of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub as the Vice-President of Israel Football Association Basim Sheikh Suliman (L) looks on during a heated moment in the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30. PremiumPremium

Red card diplomacy: Palestine’s handshake foul rattles FIFA ahead of 2026 World Cup

Yasser Abbas, member of the Fatah Central Committee, attends the announcement of results of the 8th General Conference of Fatah during a press conference in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 18, 2026.

Europe’s applause for Abbas is failing Palestinian democracy - opinion


Abbas risks Palestinian backlash over restructuring of 'pay-to-slay'

Scrapping the system of salary-type payments has been a major demand of successive US administrations. Abbas had long resisted pressure to halt the program.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2024.

High-ranking released terrorist calls for ‘resistance,’ alleges abuse in prison

Zakaria Zubeidi, who was released as part of a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas, asserted that "resistance… will lead us to freedom."

Zakaria Zubeidi, commander of armed wing the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, is greeted by his relatives as part of the third batch of the first phase of the hostage swap agreement between Hamas and Israel in Ramallah, West Bank on January 30, 2025.

Fatah terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi released with 109 Palestinian prisoners

Terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi, a 2021 Gilboa prison escapee, was released on Thursday.

 A crowd greets Zakaria Zubeidi who were released in a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas as he arrives to the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 30, 2025.

Who is Zakaria Zubeidi, the Fatah terrorist to be released in the ceasefire deal? - explainer

Zubeidi was born in 1976 to a family of nine in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the West Bank.

 Zakaria Zubeidi. Jenin, December 30, 2004.

Hamas, Palestinian Authority trade blows over human shields, West Bank operations

Fatah said it wouldn't allow Hamas "to reproduce its activities in the West Bank" and that the terror group jeopardized the Palestinian people.

 Gunmen stand during the funeral of Palestinian Ribhi Shalabi, who was killed in clashes with Palestinian Authority forces, in Jenin camp in the West Bank, December 10, 2024.

Gaza clans, dignitaries call for PA’s return

These coordinated calls from Gaza’s traditional leadership structures could potentially influence discussions about the territory’s future governance arrangements.

The Gaza City and northern Gaza clan leaders called on the Palestinian Authority to govern the Gaza Strip.

PA official: 'Battle in 1967 occupied lands open,' but coordination with Fatah required

Jibril Rajoub, long time Fatah politician and current president of the Palestinian Football Association, called on Palestinian armed terrorists to coordinate their ‘resistance’ endeavors with Fatah.

 Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub holds a news conference to update the media about challenges facing Palestinian sports ahead of the Olympics in Paris, in Ramallah, in the West Bank June 12, 2024.

Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in West Bank

The freeze in operations follows Fatah's December 23 announcement that they will ban the media giant after inciting during clashes in Jenin.

 AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

Fatah official: Trump's White House return will destroy Iran and Hamas

Fatah leaders interviewed by the New York Post acknowledged Israel's right to exist while condemning the expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

 “We are confronting Hamas’ ideology,” Mohammad Hamdan, Secretary General of the PA’s ruling Fatah party, told The Post.

Mahmoud Abbas reveals his true colors - opinion

If Abbas wanted peace, he would have said that Shubaki was wrong to participate in terror attacks, serve as a terrorist leader, or purchase tons of weapons.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in October. If you want to know what Abbas really thinks about Israel, peace, and terrorism, just read his eulogy for Fuad Shubaki, says the writer.