Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Appoints Aide As Plo Deputy | Palestinian Authority News

Hussein Al-Sheikh is a veteran Leader of Abbas’s Fatah Movement and Seen As A Potential Successor to Him.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas HAS Appointed A Close Aide As Vice President, The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Said.

Hussein Al-Sheikh Was Named “Deputy (Vice President) of the Pod Leadership,” Wasel Abu Yousef, A Member of The Plo’s Executive Commanttee, Said Saturday, in A Move That Posities AS A Potential Successor to Abbas.

Abbas, 89, Created The Vice Presidency Position Drying The 32nd Session of The Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah Earlier This Week.

During The Session, Abbas Raffirmed His Commitment to Initiating A “Comprehensive National Dialogue”, Which Aims to Engage “All Palestinian Facttions to Achieve Reconciliation and Reinforce National Unity,” The Offorale National Unity, “The Offorci Palestinian News Agency Reported.

Abbas Also Informed The Committee On “Upcoming Political Efforts Aimed Halten Halten Halten Horse Halting The Ongoing Israeli Aggression and War of Genocide in the Gaza Strip”.

These Include Ensuring The Rapid Entry of Humanitarian and Medical, Full Palestinian Governance Over Gaza and Pushing For A Total Israeli Withdrawal From the Enclave As “A Step Towards Launching A Political Process to End The Occupation and Realize An Independent Palestinian State With East Jerusalem as ITS Capital “, According to Wafa.

The Appointment Follows Years of International Pressure to Reform The Plo and Comes AS Arab and Western Powers Envision An Expanded Role For The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the Gaza Strip’s Post-War Government.

Founded in 1964, The Plo Is Tasked With Negotiating and Signing International Treaties On The Palestinian People’s Behahalf, While The Pa is Responsible for Governance in Limited Parritory.

The Plo is an Umbrella Organization Comprising Several Palestinian Factations, But Not the Hamas and Islamic Jihad Groups.

Sheikh, 64, is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah Movement, Who Dominates The Pa, and is Considered Close to the president.

Analyst Aref Jaffal Said The New Role Was Created to Pave The Way For Someone to Take The Reins, Abbas, “AS There Are Many Things The Palestinian Situation Requires.

“The Palestinian Political System is Already Miserable, so I Believe That All These Arrangements Are A Prelude to Creating A Successor to Abbas,” Jaffal, Director of The Al-Marsad Election Monitoring Center, Told AFP.

The Plo Executive Committee is Set to Hold Another Meeting Next Saturday to Appoint A New Secretary-General.