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Is Abbas Still The Boss?

09-Nov-09

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to not run for re-election in January. The threat, says Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri, is meant to be a warning to America and Zionists. He said:
“We advise him to … face the Palestinian people and [...]

Filed in In the news, Palestinian Authority | Also tagged Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority, Sami Abu Zuhri, Yasser Abed Rabbo | Comments (0) »

Some Questions about the Fatah Convention

04-Aug-09

Fatah, the PLO faction group founded in 1954 by Yasser Arafat, is having its 6th general convention today. I have some questions about it. First, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas opened the festivities by condemning Hamas and saying that investigations are ongoing as to the cause of Arafat’s death.
Question: Why? The fact that he [...]

Filed in Arab World | Also tagged Fatah, Fatah Conference, Hamas, Israeli - Palestinian Relations, Jibril Rajoub, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat | Comments (0) »

Putting a positive spin on Hamas’s win

02-Mar-06

Saeb Erakat at the Muqata, February 25 2006. Photo by Lisa Goldman.
Saeb Erakat, the chief negotiator for the PLO, has written a fascinating op-ed piece for the New York Times. In it he explains why he, a supporter of Mahmoud Abbas, does not view Hamas’s victory in the recent Palestinian elections as a setback for [...]