Tawfik tirawi

Top official ousted as Palestinian succession battle heats up

Tawfik Tirawi, a former head of the Palestinian Authority General Intelligence Service, was booted out amid mounting tensions with the Palestinian leadership.

|ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Tawfiq Tirawi speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah
Tawfiq Tirawi speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Former PA intelligence chief: PA security 'terrorizing women, children'

Tawfik Tirawi, former commander of the PA's General Intelligence Service and member of the Fatah Central Committee, made the rare charge in a statement issued by his office.

|ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Tawfiq Tirawi speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Fatah official alleges PA ministers unaware of activities in own ministries

Palestinian official says Tawfiq al-Tirawi making allegations for ‘political reasons.'

|ByADAM RASGON