Fares is regarded as one of the principal architects of Fatah's 'young guard' movement, who briefly formed the al-Mustaqbal or "Future" list (2005) before joining with Mahmoud Abbas to form a united Fatah list for the upcoming elections.
P.A. chief Mahmoud Abbas fired Qadura Fares, head of the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, for criticizing his apparent decision to cut stipends to terrorists in Israeli jails, Ynet reported on Tuesday.
Mahmoud Abbas, the aging Palestinian president, may be paving the way for his exit from political life — or he may be trying to consolidate power by crippling all his rivals.