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PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION

 

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established in 1964 and has been
the embodiment of the Palestinian national movement. It is a broad national
front, or an umbrella organization, comprised of numerous organizations of the
resistance movement, political parties, popular organizations, and independent
personalities and figures from all sectors of life. The Arab Summit in 1974
recognized the PLO as the “sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian
people” and since then the PLO has represented Palestine at the United Nations,
the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM), the Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC), and in many other fora. In addition to its broad national and
political goals, the PLO has dealt with numerous tasks with regard to the life
of the Palestinian people in their main communities and throughout the world
through the establishment of several institutions in such realms as health,
education and social services. As such, the PLO is more than a national
liberation movement striving to achieve the national goals of the Palestinian
people, including the independence of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem
as its capital.

 

Structure of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Palestine National Council

The PNC, which is the highest decision-making body of the PLO, is considered to
be the parliament of all Palestinians inside and outside of the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem. The PNC normally sets PLO policies,
elects the Executive Committee and makes the necessary changes in its own
membership, as well as changes to the Palestine National Charter (a special
meeting is required) and to the Fundamental Law of the organization. The PNC
also elects a speaker, two deputies and a secretary, who make up the Bureau of
the Council. The Council has its own standing committees for various aspects of
its work, such as its legal and political committees. The composition of the PNC
represents all sectors of the Palestinian community worldwide and includes
numerous organizations of the resistance movement, political parties, popular
organizations (each of the above is represented by specific quotas) and
independent personalities and figures from all sectors of life, including
intellectuals, religious leaders and businessmen.

Central Council

The Central Council, which was established by the PNC in 1973, is the second
leading body of the PLO. The Council functions as an intermediary body between
the PNC and the Executive Committee. At present, the membership stands at 124,
including 15 representatives of the PLC.

 Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the daily leading body of the PLO and it represents
the organization at the international level. The Committee is elected by the
members of PNC and it is responsible to the PNC. Its main function is to execute
the policies and decisions set out by the PNC and the Central Council. The
Committee is also responsible for adopting a budget and for overseeing the
functioning of the departments of the PLO, the responsibilities of which are
distributed among its members. Decisions of the Committee are taken by a simple
majority. Its membership stands at 18, including its Chairman.

Members of the Executive Committee:

 *  Chairman:
   * H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)

 * Secretary-General:
   * Mr. Yasser Abed Rabbo

 * Members:

 * Dr. Zakaria Al-Agha
 * Mr.Mohammad Zuhdi Al-Nashashibi
 * Mr.Hanna ‘Amireh
 * Dr. Hanan Ashrawi
 * Dr. Sa’eb Erekat
 * Mr. Ali Is’haq
 * Mr. Mahmoud Ismail
 * Mr. Taysir Khaled
 * Dr. Riad Khodari
 * Mr. Ahmad Majdalani
 * Mr. Abdel Rahim Malouh
 * Mr. Saleh Ra’fat
 * Mr. Farouk Qaddoumi
 * Mr. Ahmad Qurei’
 * Mr. Ghassan Shaka’a

 * Observers:
   * Mr. Jamil Shahada
   * Mr. Wasel Abu Yousef

Palestine National Fund

The Fund is managed by a board of directors and by a chairman who is elected by
the PNC and who automatically serves on the Executive Committee. The other
members of the board are appointed by the Executive Committee, with a maximum of
11 members. Revenues for the fund come from two sources – a fixed tax on the
wages earned by all Palestinians living in Arab countries and collected by those
respective governments and from financial contributions by Arab governments and
peoples, an amount that in the past was substantial.

Palestine Liberation Army

The Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) was established as the official military
branch of the PLO in 1964, in accordance with the resolutions of the
1st Palestinian Conference (the 1st PNC). At that time, three brigades were
established: Ein Jalut in Gaza and Egypt, Kadissiyah in Iraq, and Hiteen in
Syria. In practice, those brigades were dominated by the general command of the
armed forces of their respective host countries. Over time, however, changes
were made to the PLA’s structure, including, for instance, the establishment in
1968 of commando units in Gaza to fight against the Israeli occupation, known
as Kuwat al-Tahrir Al-Sha’biya (Popular Liberation Troops). With the
establishment of the Palestine National Authority (PNA) in the mid 1990’s,
important parts of those brigades were absorbed into the PNA security forces.

 Departments

The Organization has established departments that are responsible for several
important spheres of work, each headed by a member of the Executive Committee.
The departments include, among others, the Political Department, the Department
of Returnees, the Department of Culture and Information, and the Department of
Popular Organizations. 


 

 

    

 


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