Palestinian militant leader Zakaria Zubeidi is back in headlines as Fatah tightens leadership succession amid Barghouti’s CC prominence. Once Jenin anti-Israel figure, ex-Al-Aqsa chief.
Fatah has held its eighth General Conference and has re-elected Mahmoud Abbas as movement chair while voters have elected a new Central Committee. Marwan Barghouti has topped the vote, Majed Faraj and Jibril Rajoub have won seats, and Yasser Abbas has secured a place on the Central Committee.