Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the new deputy to PLO’s Abbas?
Fatah veteran who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in 1970s and 1980s is seen as a successor to Mahmoud Abbas.

Fatah veteran who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in 1970s and 1980s is seen as a successor to Mahmoud Abbas.
Palestinian leadership weighs retaliatory moves against US decision to close down PLO office in Washington, DC.
Salameh founded the Black September armed group that attacked 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Analysts warn Trump’s decision to close the Palestinian mission in DC further jeopardises any peace process.
The people of Gaza rose up not because of Palestinian political factions, but despite them.
Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales said he will move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem two days after the US will.
Move is aimed at establishing control over Gaza’s Hamas-run police stations, leading PLO official asserts.
The Palestine Liberation Organization wants to suspend recognition of Israel.
PA leader says the US president’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital will never be accepted.
We ask Ambassador Husam Zomlot about the future of the peace process, and debate the rise of the far right in Europe.
With Trump’s Middle East peace plan in jeopardy, State Department says PLO office to remain open at least for 90 days.