Word: plo
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...apples and oranges comparison, of course, given the widely different historical and political contexts that produced the PLO chairman and the imprisoned guerrilla leader who led South Africa's peaceful transition from apartheid. But the fact that it occurs so often on both sides of the intractable Middle East divide makes it worthy of examination...
...According the Palestinian Authority's constitution, when Arafat dies the head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Qurei, becomes chairman of the Authority. But an election must be held in two months, in which anyone can conceivably be a candidate. But Fatah (the largest component part of the PLO) would have to pick a candidate for both the chairmanship of the PA and the PLO. (Arafat currently holds both positions...
...political credentials weren't based only on his family background. He was jailed by the Israelis several times, and that earned him tremendous respect among Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank. He was not a leader who fought the battle from Tunis (headquarters of Yasser Arafat and the PLO until the Oslo Accord allowed them to return to Ramallah and Gaza). He remained behind and expressed his national feeling on the ground, and went to jail for it. And one of the more important things about his legacy, also, was that his name was never mentioned in connection with...
...Faisal Husseini's name had been mentioned more than once as a possible successor to Arafat. As a Jerusalemite, a product of a family with a history of struggle, and as a clean person. He had also been a bridge between Palestinians on the West Bank and the exiled PLO in Tunis, because he served for a long time on the central committee of Fatah and regularly traveled to Tunis to consult with the leadership there. At the same time, in the eyes of those on the West Bank, he was not an outsider; he knew what he was talking...
...think the first thing to realize is that after Arafat, it's very unlikely that there will be another Arafat. It's more likely that the PA will be chaired by someone from the PA, and a different person will be the chairman of the PLO. Because they have to keep the relationship with the Palestinians outside of the West Bank and Gaza - the PA doesn't represent all Palestinians...