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August 29, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-hebron-fatah-faces-a-civil-war-at-the-polls/

In Hebron, Fatah Faces a Civil War at the Polls

(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - As in the other cities in the West Bank, in Hebron there are so many secular slates of candidates for the Palestinian municipal elections that there is a reasonable chance that the more moderate Fatah camp will split the secular vote, paving the way for victory by Hamas candidates. Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, who heads COGAT (the Israel Defense Ministry body which administers the West Bank), and top Israel Security Agency officials have warned high-ranking PA officials that going ahead with the elections could be a dangerous gamble.

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