... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial...
says he was dismissed illegally in a move that bodes ill for Paleostinian institutions.
Yasser Abed Rabbo... Paleostinian politician and a member of the Paleostine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee. He holds an M.A. in economics and political science from the American University in Cairo.....
, who has criticized Abbas' policies and leadership, was removed as the Paleostine Liberation Organization's No. 2 two weeks ago. He was replaced with Abbas confidant Saeb Erekat
...negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel. He has been chief Paleostinian negotiator since 1995. He is currently negotiating with Israel to establish a de jure Paleostinian state...
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Abed Rabbo told news hounds Sunday he was fired without a vote, and that this "harms not only me" but the organization.
Abbas' office had no comment.
| So unfair -- nobody ever questioned Yasser Arafat's personnel decisions. But we have known Mr. Arafat, and the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas is no Yasser Arafat. |
Abed Rabbo says such "painful" allegations hurt ties with the UAE which he described as a supporter of the Paleostinians.