Palestinian Authority figures are preparing to present themselves to the scene that will be left behind by the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood. The presence of such figures, and the clear absence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), brought back the question: Who will succeed Abu Mazen? The last of the kings has tightened his grip on the Palestinian power centers by assuming, in addition to the position of President of the Authority, the presidency of the Fatah movement and the Palestine Liberation Organization.