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Jailed Marwan Barghouti Elected to Fatah Leadership

HeadlineAug 11, 2009

Partial election results show the Fatah faction of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has voted to overhaul its top leaders in its first election in two decades. New members of Fatah’s Central Committee include the popular jailed leader Marwan Barghouti and Mohammed Dahlan, who served as head of security in the Gaza Strip for Yasser Arafat.

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