The Palestinian leader Abbas appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as a deputy among the fears of the succession
The Palestinian leaders in the western canca occupied by Israel met this week for the first gathering of its kind for years. Their mission: allow Mahmoud Abbas, the aging of the president of the Palestinian authority, to appoint a long -standing loyalist to a senior position just coined. Saturday evening, Mr. Abbas formally called Hussein Al-Sheikh, a narrow confidant, as his deputy. Some analysts believed that the promotion of Mr. Al-Sheikh indicated that Mr. Abbas, 89, was reporting that Mr. Al-Sheikh was his favorite heir, while others saw him as a cosmetic reshuffle to appease the Arabic officials frustrated by the Palestinian leader.For many Palestinians, the attention of their leadership on the politics of the palace while the war in Gaza has raged and a wide Israeli military operati...










