Fatah heavyweight serving five life sentences for masterminding terror attacks against Israelis; surveys say a list he backs would beat an Abbas slate of candidates

UAE-based Mohammed Dahlan, Israel-imprisoned Marwan Barghouti seen as crucial figures in legislative and presidential vote, influencing the power balance between Fatah and Hamas

Remarks by senior official in terror group will likely come as a relief to PA President Abbas, who polls indicate would lose in a head-to-head with Hamas chief Haniyeh

Terrorist jailed by Israel for murder challenges Abbas; if he wins, it could put the Jewish state in a serious bind

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Abbas confidant Hussein al-Sheikh visits popular former terror chief in jail, where he's serving multiple life terms for murder, in reported attempt to convince him not to run

Facing legitimacy crisis, autocratic PA president holds talks with Hamas; further international isolation likely if terror group emerges victorious

Optimism generated by the Oslo Accords has long since given way to grave pessimism regarding the possibility of ever resolving the conflict

Between 2010 and 2016 several Jewish lawmakers repeatedly visit uprising leader Marwan Barghouti, while Arab Knesset members meet planners of deadly suicide bombings