Palestine: Uncertainty over Abbas succession rises as Fatah prisoner seeks release
Top officials vie for presidency, but the lack of unanimously agreed replacements and a clear legal path stand in the way. A recent lobbying effort by the wife of a senior Fatah leader to release him from Israeli jail has reignited the debate about who will succeed Mahmoud Abbas as president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which rules Palestine. Fadwa Barghouti, wife of Marwan Barghouti, has recently met officials from Jordan, Egypt, the […]
