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The opening as it read in 2005
Saeb Erakat (Sa’ib Muhammad Salih ‘Urayqat; born 1955 ) was the chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee, from which he negotiated with Israel regarding the Oslo Accords from 1995 until his resignation in protest from the Palestinian government, in May 2003.1He quickly reconciled with his party, and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.2[1] Erekat has participated in numerous peace negotiations with Israel, including Camp David meetings in 2000, and negotiations at Taba in 2001. When Mahmoud Abbas was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be part of the new cabinet and was assigned as the Minister of Negotiations, but he soon resigned after he was not included in a delegation to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon . Saeb Erekat was born on April 28, 1955 in Jerusalem . Erekat received a BA and MA in International Relations at San Francisco State University , and he received a doctorate in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford in England. He returned to lecture in Political Science at the an-Najah University in the West Bank town of Nablus , and also served for 12 years on the editorial board of Palestinian newspaper al-Quds . Erekat is the author of eight books and numerous research papers on foreign policy, oil and conflict resolution. He also served as secretary general of the Arab Studies Society. v t e3
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Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also Erakat ; Ṣāˀib ˤUrayqāt or ˤrēqāt , born April 28 1955) is the Palestinian chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee.He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government .He later reconciled with the party and was re-appointed to the post in September 2003.He is currently part of the Israel- Fatah negotiations team working to establish a Palestinian state.
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Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also Erikat or Erakat or Arekat ; Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt or ʻRēqāt ; born 28 April 1955) was the Palestinian chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government . He later reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.
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Palestinian diplomat Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also Erikat or Erakat or Arekat ; Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt or ʻRēqāt ; born 28 April 1955) is a Palestinian politician and diplomat who is the Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO (since 2015).He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government .
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Palestinian politician and diplomat (1955–2020) Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat ( Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt ; also ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat ; 28 April 1955 – 10 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020. He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government . He reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003."Saeb Erekat | The Guardian" . the Guardian .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian politician and diplomat (1955–2020) Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat ( Arabic : صائب محمد صالح عريقات Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt ; also ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat ; 28 April 1955 – 10 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020. He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government . He reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003. Erekat died in the Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem of complications from COVID-19 on 10 November 2020, at the age of 65. "Saeb Erekat | The Guardian" . the Guardian .
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chief of the plo steering and monitoring committee
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palestinian politician and diplomat who is the secretary general of the executive committee of the plo
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