(Middle East Monitor-UK) Fatah Central Committee member Hussein Al-Sheikh met with Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who is currently serving five life sentences for murder in Israel's Hadarim Prison. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Al-Sheikh transmitted Palestinian President Abbas' request that Barghouti withdraw his candidacy in the presidential election. Palestinian sources told the Israeli channel: "Al-Sheikh informed Barghouti of a direct offer from Abbas, demanding that he withdraw his candidacy in the presidency, in exchange for obtaining the first position in the list of Fatah for the legislative elections, reserving ten seats on the list for the candidates he chooses, and granting his family economic assistance." The offer came as a reaction to the widespread support and popularity that Barghouti enjoys in the West Bank, which far exceeds the support for Abbas.
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