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

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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


Saeb Erekat connected to ECMO machine

This was done in order to prevent possible lung injury associated with being put on a ventilator, which is more common in transplanted lungs.

PLO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE secretary-general Saeb Erekat speaks in Khan al-Ahmar on Thursday.

Erekat’s Hadassah care must be top priority for Israel

Treating chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat in a Jerusalem hospital should serve as a reminder of what it means to be a Jewish state.

Bereaved families protest outside Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem against the medical treatment giving to Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat after being infected with COVID-19, October 19, 2020

Hadassah hospital consulting with US medics on COVID treatment for Erekat

Earlier, Erekat said he was experiencing "difficult symptoms resulting from my lack of immunity as a result of lung transplantation."

Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (not pictured) in Amman, Jordan, September 6, 2020.

Palestinian negotiator Erekat experiencing 'difficult' COVID-19 symptoms

Saeb Erekat has suffered from poor health in recent years, having had a mild heart attack in 2012 and a 2017 lung transplant.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat looks on during a news conference following his meeting with foreign diplomats, in Ramallah, West Bank January 30, 2019

Palestinian officials aim to pressure EU to reverse NGO funding ban

Senior Palestinian leaders held a summit on September 30 to discuss ways to bypass or reverse EU rules banning funds being paid out to NGOs with terror ties.

Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat gestures as he speaks to the media in Ramallah, July 1, 2019

Strategic Affairs Ministry: PLO increasing pressure on EU to change policy

The Strategic Affairs Ministry said that it is too soon to tell if there will be significant changes in the PLO's current conduct or if the meeting was primarily intended to send internal messages.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat looks on during a news conference following his meeting with foreign diplomats, in Ramallah, West Bank January 30, 2019

Palestinians: We'll sever ties with nations that open a Jerusalem embassy

Trump has pushed for other countries to relocate their embassies to Jerusalem, and was the person who announced the Serbian and Kosovo decision.

Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (not pictured) in Amman, Jordan, September 6, 2020.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat to mentor students at Harvard

Erekat will mentor students and give virtual seminars as a fellow in The Future of Diplomacy Project at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat looks on during a news conference following his meeting with foreign diplomats, in Ramallah, West Bank January 30, 2019

PLO's Erekat: The UAE-Israel deal has created Arab Zionists

Erekat urged Arab leaders not to abandon the Palestinian cause.

Palestinians protest against the deal between Israel and the UAE in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 16, 2020

Palestinians: Pompeo visit won’t advance peace process with Israel

Pompeo’s main task was to advance normalization between some Arab countries and Israel “at the expense of the Palestinian people," Palestinian leaders told the Post.

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