Conflicting reports in Arab media accuse the PLO/Fatah of quietly preparing massive real-estate sales in Lebanon—claims the organization firmly denies, raising sharp questions about transparency and money.
In recent days, Arab media outlets have circulated serious allegations that Palestine Liberation Organization / Fatah have carried out—or are preparing to carry out—the sale of an unusually large portfolio of real-estate assets in Lebanon. Some reports speak of as many as 2,000 properties, with a combined value running into hundreds of millions of dollars.
According to these claims, Yasser Mahmoud Abbas, the son of Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, is allegedly involved through a committee tasked with mapping the assets ahead of what critics describe as their “presentation for sale.”
Alongside these accusations, an opposing official version has been published. On Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency WAFA released a statement citing a “responsible PLO source,” categorically denying the claims made by former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour, who brought the affair into the open.