Tension Between Mahmoud ‘Abbas, Arab Quartet Over Initiative For Internal Reconciliation In Fatah | MEMRI – The Middle East Media Research Institute

In recent weeks there were numerous reports in the Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian media about an Arab initiative for promoting the Palestinian cause, which includes efforts to achieve internal reconciliation in Fatah between Palestinian President Mahmoud ‘Abbas, who is also chairman of Fatah and the PLO, and former Fatah central committee member Muhammad Dahlan, and his supporters. The initiative, which is promoted by Egypt, Jordan and the UAE, and to some extent also by Saudi Arabia, was first publicized in May 2016.