Ahead of the U.S. president’s upcoming Middle East trip, P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints senior Fatah official to roles of PLO secretary-general and head of PLO negotiating team.

Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh has been appointed secretary-general of the PLO and head of the PLO negotiating team. Thanks to these two appointments, al-Sheikh is now the No.2 in the Palestinian leadership, boosting his chances of being made P.A. chairman.

The list of appointments for the PLO Executive Committee, one of the most influential institutions in the Palestinian political system, was published in Ramallah on Saturday.

As published by JNS
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