Does Palestine need the Fatah movement? (Opinion) | Fatah movement | Palestinian Authority | Mahmoud Abbas | Hussein al-Sheikh | Yasser Abbas | Fatah Central Committee | Fatah 51 years | Fatah failure | Fatah security coordination | Fatah corruption | Fatah replacement | New national current | Young clean figures | Israeli Mapa'i party | Opinion article by Dr. Fayez Abu Shamala | August 25, 2026 | Al Jazeera Net | Exclusive | Watch
An opinion article criticizes the Fatah movement 51 years after its launch, accusing it of failing to liberate any inch of Palestine and shifting from resistance to security coordination with Israel. The author calls for a new national current led by young, clean figures, away from the current leadership, which he describes as self-serving and serving the occupation.
In an opinion article published on August 25, 2026, author Dr. Fayez Abu Shamala criticizes the Fatah movement 51 years after its launch, accusing it of failing to liberate any inch of Palestinian land and losing its ability to unite the Palestinian people. The author describes the movement's transformation from armed resistance to security coordination and cooperation with Israeli intelligence, citing the arrest of resistance fighters by the Palestinian Authority and the expansion of settlements in the West Bank. He criticizes the current leadership under Mahmoud Abbas, accusing him of imposing Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and promoting his son Yasser in the Central Committee, describing them as beneficiaries who profit materially from their positions. The author calls for a new national current led by young, clean national figures untainted by corruption, citing the example of the Israeli Mapa'i party which faded after the establishment of the state. The article uses inflammatory language against the current leadership, relying on emotional rhetoric calling for change.