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Source: http://jcpa.org/the-after-abbas-issue-intensifies-tensions-among-fatah-top-brass/
PA Succession Battle Heats Up
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Pinhas Inbari - The leaders of Fatah's military wing, the Tanzim, are arming themselves and mustering their forces within their individual areas in the battle to succeed Mahmoud Abbas. Jibril Rajoub is mobilizing the Hebron region, Mahmoud al-Aloul, Abbas' official deputy, is organizing the Nablus region, and the Tanzim in Jenin have lost interest in the leadership in Ramallah and are effectively creating their own autonomy. The candidacy of senior security official Majid Faraj, who is responsible for security cooperation with Israel, has aroused international support, but internally he is seen as a collaborator. The writer is a veteran Arab affairs correspondent for Israel Radio.