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Author: Dror Bar-Yosef

Dror Bar-Yosef is field researcher on Palestinian issues and a former field coordinator for The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former program coordinator at the Adelson Institute.
Pressures Build Inside Fatah Ahead of Palestinian State Declaration

Pressures Build Inside Fatah Ahead of Palestinian State Declaration

March 8, 2011 | Dror Bar-Yosef
The Palestinian people and the Fatah membership recognize Abbas’ importance and international standing, thanks to which he enjoys support and accessibility, without which their situation would be infinitely more difficult. Yet many people in the movement and in Palestinian society do not identify with him as a leader and hence do not support his leadership.