Saeb Erekat

Biden's victory, Erekat's death teach valuable lessons for peace camp

Biden and Erekat each reflect in their own way one of Peres’s most significant personal and political traits: the belief that a person can shape his or her own tomorrow.

THEN-US vice president Joe Biden shakes hands with Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat upon Biden’s arrival in Ramallah in 2016.
Security forces beside Palestinian flags at half-mast after Abbas declared a three-day mourning period for Saeb Erekat

Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator, laid to rest after military honors

Letters

Letters to the Editor November 16, 2020: Carry the torch

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 2, 2012.

Replacing Erekat will be no easy task - analysis


Report: Jordan to revoke citizenship of PA President Abbas

The officials who will lose their citizenship included Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and Palestinian Authority negotiator Ahmed Qurei.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to the media after his meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan October 22, 2017.

U.S. envoy Greenblatt slams Palestinian counterpart's 'empty rhetoric'

In a Twitter firestorm, US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt slammed his Palestinian counterpart, further shattering the possibility of cooperation between the two.

U.S. Envoy for Middle East negotiations Jason Greenblatt on a visit in Israel

IDF to discipline soldiers who filmed sniper video

As mixed feelings surface from all sides, the IDF released the results of a preliminary investigation into the incident.

Israeli soldiers listen to a briefing on the Israeli side of the border with the northern Gaza Strip, Israel, March 29, 2018.

Erekat: Palestinians should suspend recognition of Israel in response to Trump

The Palestine Liberation Organization recognized Israel in 1993 before signing a number of agreements with the country, which established the Palestinian Authority.

SENIOR PLO OFFICIAL Saeb Erekat speaks to reporters about Israeli appropriation of West Bank land, near Jericho last year.

Senior Palestinian negotiator: US embassy move date a 'provocation'

Erekat said the decision showed the determination of the US administration to "destroy the two-state solution."

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat

Erekat: Pence's messianic discourse is a gift to extremists

At the first day of VP visit, e. J’lem remains quiet * General strike is planned for today

Damascus Gate plaza on January 22, 2018

Erekat: US talk of peace deals 'unacceptable' as long as Trump Jerusalem decision stands

“There is no value to a Palestinian state with out Jerusalem as its capital,” says chief Palestinian negotiator.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat

Abbas adviser to Jpost: Contacts with US consulate, visiting American officials are frozen

Senior official says that if Washington decides to decertify PLO office in D.C., there will be no more contact.

Donald Trump (L) and Mahmoud Abbas (R)

Kushner, Greenblatt visit PA official recovering from surgery

In an act of diplomacy, Kushner and Greenblatt spent time with PA official Saeb Erekat following his lung transplant.

Jason Greenblatt and Jared Kushner

Palestinian negotiator Erekat undergoes successful lung transplant surgery

Erekat was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis five years ago, a disease that scars and damages lung tissue.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat