Meet Mahmoud al-Aloul, the Man Poised to Succeed Mahmoud Abbas
He is more openly skeptical of the peace process, and the two-state solution, than his patron.
March 9, 2018
Meet Mahmoud al-Aloul, the Man Poised to Succeed Mahmoud Abbas
He is more openly skeptical of the peace process, and the two-state solution, than his patron.
The veteran terrorist Mahmoud al-Aloul, known also as Abu Jihad, is the first person ever to hold the position of deputy chairman of the Palestinian Authority’s ruling Fatah faction, and is generally considered Mahmoud Abbas’s handpicked successor as PA president—although whether he will actually be able to take power is anyone’s guess. Having been involved with the Palestinian national movement since the 1960s, Aloul distanced himself from terrorism after the second intifada. Grant Rumley, who interviewed him in December, writes:
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