Sheikh Naif Rajoub An imam in Hebron and the younger brother of Jibril Rajoub, who was the head of security for Fateh in the West Bank and a favorite of Yasser Arafat, until he lost his seat in the Hebron district in the legislative election. All 9 council seats from Hebron went to Hamas candidates, with Naif receiving the most votes and his brother Jibril coming in 12th place.
A seven-member CNI-led observer mission to the Palestinian Legislative Council elections on January 25th, 2006 including Ambassadors Edward Peck and Robert Keeley, included stays in all five neighboring countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The delegation met with top government officials and leading opposition figures in Palestine and neighboring Arab countries to assess the accelerated development of democratic institutions and their impact on U.S. long-term interests in the region.