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accused the body’s armed wing of sending him death threats.
Self-styled anti-corruption activist Fadi Elsalameen said that Kataib Shuahada Al Aqsa (Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade) threatened to kill him.
The group is linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his ruling Fatah party.
The alleged threat – if confirmed – highlights the uphill struggle independent figures could face in breaking the monopoly that Fatah and its Gaza-based rival Hamas have over Palestinian politics before the approaching
elections.
Mr Elsalameen shared with
his more than one million Facebook followers what appeared to be a statement from the armed faction threatening to shoot him without hesitation .
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Photo: Rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
The upcoming Palestinian elections are of course positive from a democratic point of view. But how should any democracy respond when it becomes clear through surveys and studies that a terrorist organization is likely to win at the polls? And we’re not talking about just the Gaza Strip, but the entire Palestinian Authority, which includes Judea and Samaria. On May 22, Palestinians will go to the polls for the first time in 15 years to vote for their Legislative Council (parliament) and then again on July 31 to select a president.
Current Palestinian President
Ted Cruz, Other Republicans to Challenge Biden Administration s Plans for Palestinian Refugee Aid
On 4/7/21 at 5:57 PM EDT
Republican Senator Ted Cruz quickly prepared to mobilize other lawmakers in his party against U.S. aid to Palestine on Wednesday, following a State Department announcement confirming its plans to resume a humanitarian assistance program.
The State Department is coordinating the program with Congress, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The U.N. agency primarily supports relief and development efforts for Palestinian refugees. Donald Trump eliminated federal funding for the UNRWA early in his presidency.