[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Prior to his arrest by the IDF in 2002, Husam Khader, a Fatah member of the Palestinian Legislative Council who was released from an Israeli prison last week, was an outspoken critic of financial corruption in the Palestinian Authority. Almost immediately after his release, Khader started holding meetings with scores of Fatah members in the northern West Bank to discuss ways of reforming the faction. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post, he said, "All the Fatah members and elements have their own criticism against the traditional leaders. We have to rebuild Fatah." He expressed hope that a long-awaited Fatah conference would bring about changes in the faction. "If we succeed in convening the sixth conference of Fatah there will be a real change and there will be a new Fatah and new leaders will lead the Palestinians." He also warned that unless Fatah reformed itself and got rid of all the icons of corruption, Hamas would take over the West Bank.
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