What is at stake as Fatah holds its 8th general congress?

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) is convening its eighth general congress on Thursday, May 14. While officially a routine organisational event, the gathering is taking place at one of the most volatile junctures in Palestinian history. Here is what you need to know about the congress and why it is being described as a “quiet battle” for the movement’s future. What is the Fatah General Congress? The congress is Fatah’s highest decision-making body. …