Report: 2012 sexual harassment probe into top PA minister closed after ‚hush payment‘ – Profile piece on Hussein al-Sheikh reveals new corruption allegations, which have been brushed aside by US, Israel who favor top Abbas aide’s pragmatic approach toward the conflict | Timesofisrael

A 2012 sexual harassment probe into a senior Palestinian official and potential successor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was reportedly shelved following a $100,000 “hush payment.”
The revelation was made in a profile of PA Civil Affairs Minister and secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee, Hussein al-Sheikh, which was published by Foreign Policy on Monday.