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FILE PHOTO: Nasser al-Qudwa, a member of the Palestinian Fatah s Central Committee, speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 5, 2021. Picture taken March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File photo 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas s Fatah party expelled one of its senior officials on Thursday (Mar 12) over his attempt to field a separate list of candidates in a parliamentary election.
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Mohammad Dahlan, who fell out with Abbas and was dismissed from the president’s Fatah party more than a decade ago, took credit for securing the shipment to Gaza from the UAE, where he lives in exile.
In a potential challenge to Abbas, Dahlan has announced plans to field a list of candidates he dubs “Fatah reformists” in a parliamentary election scheduled for May.
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