Word: plo
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Israeli media reports that President Bush was recently surprised to learn that Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas was not, as he had imagined, the aggressive young leader of a new generation risen to challenge Arafat, but instead a 68-year-old PLO veteran who had spent most of his political career by Arafat's side, who still reports back to Arafat despite the U.S.-Israeli boycott of the Palestinian Authority president. The President may also have been somewhat frustrated to discover, in his meeting Tuesday with Arab leaders who back the "roadmap," that Arafat remains the leader of the Palestinians...
...Also, while Abu Mazen fought hard (against Arafat) for the appointment of Mohammed Dahlan as minister for security affairs, that appointment has actually also brought much anger against the new government. The reason is that Dahlan is not only opposed by the PLO old guard; he is also viewed among Palestinians as a corrupted person - a new leaflet circulating on the West Bank details his bank accounts. Many Palestinian militants believe Abu Mazen's government has been created by the Americans and the Israelis...
...have spent much of the past year working to break the aging Arafat's personal monopoly on power. And yet, as Wednesday's deadline approaches for Palestinian prime minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen) to present his cabinet for ratification by Arafat and the Palestinian legislature, the beleaguered PLO chairman appears once again to be in control...
...therefore responsible for security issues. Dahlan has shown himself capable of building a credible security organization outside of Arafat's control, and his independence at the head of a consolidated Palestinian security service - as well as his good standing in Washington - make Dahlan a threatening figure to the PLO chairman. Palestinian reformists and Western backers of the road map want to limit Arafat's personal power and create a more collective leadership among the Palestinians. But Arafat is not letting go: He insists on maintaining power of veto over all of Abu Mazen's decisions, which the prime minister-designate...
...Irving Louis Horowitz—renowned sociologist, co-editor of the book Cuban Communism and a veritable expert on Cuban affairs—wrote in the Spring 2002 issue of the National Interest: “Training and arming Palestinians from the PLO forces is ongoing” in Cuba...