RAMALLAH — The Fatah Central Committee voted unanimously this week to replace elections with a new leadership system that allocates positions based on the number of years a member has spent in Israeli prisons. "It rewards sacrifice," said a spokesman, as a recently released prisoner with a 35-year sentence was immediately appointed second-in-command, leapfrogging President Mahmoud Abbas's son Yasser, who has never been arrested. The move has prompted a wave of senior officials to frantically request their own administrative detention.
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Fatah Central Committee Adopts New Bylaws: Leadership Determined by Years Served in Israeli Prison
Expert Weighs In
“It's a remarkable step toward a true meritocracy of suffering. For decades, the movement has been torn between the ethos of armed struggle and the reality of dynastic succession. This system elegantly papers over that contradiction—at least until the president's son actually needs to win something.”
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