Fatah
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Fatah
Mr. Roub and other candidates for the Fatah movement appear in campaign advertisements that vie for space among the thousands of posters plastered on every flat surface in town. The Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, which is made up of members of Mr. Abbas's Fatah party, emerged soon after the latest Palestinian uprising began in 2000. Fatah is expected to get at least 35 percent of the vote, the most recent polls indicate. Mr. Roub and other candidates for the Fatah movement appear in campaign advertisements that vie for space among the thousands of posters plastered on every flat surface in town. According to Mr. Roub, Fatah is very much divided and fragmented, and Abbas is trying to bring it together. He contends the election offers him a better way to continue his struggle with Israel, which has consumed his whole life. Fatah is expected to get at least 35 percent of the vote.