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The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, tweeted this morning, Monday, demanding the Israeli government to terminate administrative detention immediately. In his tweet, Sheikh said that a national campaign must be launched to abolish this arbitrary and immoral act, with international support. AlSheikh appealed to the international human rights institutions to place pressure on Israel to release administrative...

The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, met today, Wednesday, with the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Sven Koopmans, and his accompanying delegation. Several points were raised during the meeting, including the latest political developments on the Palestinian arena and the region, and the need for Europe to come forth with an initiative...

The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, called for activating the role of the Quartet in a press statement. AlSheikh tweeted today, Sunday: “We support the Russian call for a ministerial-level meeting of the committee.”

New relationship with Washington presages bilateral and trilateral talks Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh is one of the leading figures in the Palestinian Authority hierarchy and is one of President Mahmoud Abbas’ closest advisers. Al-Sheikh is the point person to Israel in all security matters and chairs the dialogue between the Palestinian government and the United States administration. Al-Sheikh, who rarely gives public statements and has not given...