The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/saeb-erekat/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Saeb Erekat | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/saeb-erekat/ 32 32 As Abbas packs PLO with loyalists, succession struggle looms in Palestinian politics https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-abbas-packs-plo-with-loyalists-succession-struggle-looms-in-palestinian-politics/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:15:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2698308 The PA president appears to be backing rise of Hussein al-Sheikh, who has good ties with Israel, but critics decry backroom deals, saying next leader must be chosen by elections

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]]> PLO promotes Abbas loyalists to key posts at rare conference https://www.timesofisrael.com/plo-promotes-abbas-loyalists-to-key-posts-at-rare-conference/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:29:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2698151 With many of the PA president's opponents boycotting, his close advisers Hussein Al-Sheikh and Muhammad Mustafa are handed top spots in pan-Palestinian organization

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]]> PLO to fill key posts as Abbas succession struggle heats up https://www.timesofisrael.com/plo-to-fill-key-posts-as-abbas-succession-struggle-heats-up/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:17:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2695917 Executive committee position left vacant by former chief negotiator Erekat will likely be taken by Hussein al-Sheikh, seen as possible successor to long-ruling PA president, 86

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]]> UK warned it would recognize Palestine if Israel annexed West Bank, book reveals https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-warned-it-would-recognize-palestine-if-israel-annexed-west-bank-book-reveals/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 21:48:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2676018&preview=true&preview_id=2676018 Weeks before Netanyahu's July 2020 target for controversial move, British envoy to US surprised American counterparts with threat, said it would lead to others following suit

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]]> ‘What the hell was that?’: Netanyahu annexation announcement caught Trump off guard https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-the-hell-was-that-netanyahu-annexation-announcement-caught-trump-off-guard/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:31:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2665935&preview=true&preview_id=2665935 Book tells of Jared Kushner's fury at Israeli PM's unexpected declaration, an exasperated Trump snapping, 'If you want to do it, do it,' and Netanyahu's cold feet before UAE deal

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]]> In face of fourth Arab-Israeli normalization, Ramallah tries new tactic: Silence https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-face-of-fourth-arab-israeli-normalization-ramallah-tries-new-tactic-silence/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:17:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2448243 After its harsh denunciations of countries that established open ties with Israel failed to yield results, the PA is now keeping quiet on Morocco's decision to normalize

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]]> Biden’s victory prompts great expectations in Ramallah, quite possibly too great https://www.timesofisrael.com/bidens-victory-prompts-great-expectations-in-ramallah-quite-possibly-too-great/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:22:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2428774 PA is anticipating a possible White House invite for Abbas, the reopening of its DC offices, and resumed aid. It may be over-confident, and there's a two-month transition first

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]]> Hundreds attend Erekat’s West Bank funeral as Palestinians mourn loss of ‘icon’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-attend-erekats-west-bank-funeral-as-palestinians-mourn-loss-of-icon/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:16:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2427857 Mourners gather in Jericho after formal ceremony in Ramallah; some express hope of renewed negotiations with Israel after Biden's election

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]]> Erekat remembered as a peace-seeker by some, a demonizer of Israel by others https://www.timesofisrael.com/erekat-remembered-as-a-peace-seeker-by-some-a-demonizer-of-israel-by-others/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:41:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2426981&preview=true&preview_id=2426981 Palestinians declare 3 days of mourning; right-wing MKs denounce sorrowful Israeli reactions; ex-Trump envoy: We were worlds apart but he tried to represent his people

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]]> Saeb Erekat, who led Palestinian negotiations for statehood, dies at 65 https://www.timesofisrael.com/saeb-erekat-who-led-palestinian-negotiations-on-statehood-dies-at-65/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:23:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2410448 PLO secretary-general and Abbas aide succumbs to COVID-19; was an architect of the Oslo Accords, adversary of Israel in global forums, bitter opponent of Trump plan

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]]> Intubated and on life support, PA’s Saeb Erekat undergoes bronchostomy https://www.timesofisrael.com/intubated-and-on-life-support-palestinian-adviser-erekat-undergoes-bronchostomy/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:10:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413353&preview=true&preview_id=2413353 Senior PLO negotiator in critical condition with COVID-19 at Jerusalem hospital; 'Hopefully things will take a better way,' daughter says

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]]> Treating Saeb Erekat https://www.timesofisrael.com/treating-saeb-erekat/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:42:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2412677 The PLO's secretary general is on life support... in an Israeli hospital. There's a whole world of tragedies, ironies, foul hypocrisies, and, just maybe, lessons in this story

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]]> Erekat on life support but ‘stable’ as daughter holds out hope for recovery https://www.timesofisrael.com/erekat-on-life-support-but-stable-as-daughter-holds-out-hope-for-recovery/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:20:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2412491 Senior Palestinian negotiator in critical condition with COVID-19 at Jerusalem hospital, connected to ECMO machine; 'God willing, his condition will improve,' daughter says

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]]> Palestinian official Erekat still in critical but stable condition https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-official-erekat-still-in-critical-but-stable-condition/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:57:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2411929 Family says chief negotiator still on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem

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]]> Top Palestinian official Erekat, now critical, put on ventilator in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-palestinian-official-erekat-deteriorates-to-critical-condition/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:10:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2410978&preview=true&preview_id=2410978 Chief PA negotiator intubated, sedated after transfer to Hadassah Ein Kerem with COVID-19; hospital says treatment due to his lung transplant is 'complex'

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