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The '''Executive Committee''' ('''PLO EC''') is the highest executive body of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO), and the [[provisional government]] of the [[State of Palestine]].<ref name="GiE">{{Cite book|title=Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949–1993|first1=Yezid|last1=Sayigh|edition=illustrated|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1999|page=624|isbn=<!--0-19-829643-6, -->9780198296430|ref=harv|postscript=.}} <br />"The Palestinian National Council also empowered the central council to form a government-in-exile when appropriate, and the executive committee to perform the functions of government until such time as a government-in-exile was established."</ref><ref name="UN_ARES6719">[http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/19862D03C564FA2C85257ACB004EE69B ''Status of Palestine in the United Nations'']. UNGA Resolution A/RES/67/19, 29-11-2012<br />"Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine"</ref>
The '''Executive Committee''' ('''PLO EC''') is the highest executive body of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO), and the [[provisional government]] of the [[State of Palestine]].<ref name="GiE">{{Cite book|title=Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949–1993|first1=Yezid|last1=Sayigh|edition=illustrated|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1999|page=624|isbn=<!--0-19-829643-6, -->9780198296430|ref=harv|postscript=.}} <br />"The Palestinian National Council also empowered the central council to form a government-in-exile when appropriate, and the executive committee to perform the functions of government until such time as a government-in-exile was established."</ref><ref name="UN_ARES6719">[http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/19862D03C564FA2C85257ACB004EE69B ''Status of Palestine in the United Nations'']. UNGA Resolution A/RES/67/19, 29-11-2012<br />"Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine"</ref> The EC is the PLO’s primary executive organ, representing the organization internationally.<ref name=passia_plo-vs-pa>[http://www.passia.org/images/meetings/2014/oct/28/PA-PLO2.pdf ''PLO vs. PA'']. Passia, September 2014</ref>


Its 18 members are elected by the [[Palestinian National Council]] (PNC), often as representatives of the [[PLO#Membership|PLO member factions]]. The Executive Committee members hold special areas of responsibility, such as military matters, foreign affairs, finance and social affairs, making their role similar to that of ministers in a national government. Elections have been held irregularly, and the last PLO EC was elected by the PNC in 1996. Some of its deceased members were replaced at the 2009 PNC meeting in [[Ramallah]].<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PLO+picks+new+leaders+at+landmark+meeting-a01611977736 The parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) elected on Thursday six new members to its executive body.]<br>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Palestinian+affairs.-a0207706170 PNC Convenes in Ramallah Wednesday to Select PLO Exec. Committee Members]</ref>
Its 18 members are elected by the [[Palestinian National Council]] (PNC), often as representatives of the [[PLO#Membership|PLO member factions]]. The Executive Committee members hold special areas of responsibility, such as military matters, foreign affairs, finance and social affairs, making their role similar to that of ministers in a national government. Elections have been held irregularly, and the last PLO EC was elected by the PNC in 1996. Some of its deceased members were replaced at the 2009 PNC meeting in [[Ramallah]].<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PLO+picks+new+leaders+at+landmark+meeting-a01611977736 The parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) elected on Thursday six new members to its executive body.]<br>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Palestinian+affairs.-a0207706170 PNC Convenes in Ramallah Wednesday to Select PLO Exec. Committee Members]</ref>

The Executive Committee represents the Palestinian people, supervises the various PLO bodies, executes the policies and decisions set out by the PNC, and handles the PLO’s financial issues.<ref name=passia_plo-vs-pa />


The Executive Committee meets abroad and in the [[Palestinian territories]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17989637.html The PLO Executive Committee is to hold a meeting on issues related to the Middle East peace process here Saturday, Palestinian Permanent Delegate to the Cairo-based Arab League Mohamed Sobeih said today.]<br>[http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7997109-abbas-i-will-face-aljazeera/image/61121669-palestinian-president-abbas-attends-a-plo-executive-committee-meeting-in-ramallah Palestinian President Abbas attends a PLO executive committee meeting in Ramallah]</ref>
The Executive Committee meets abroad and in the [[Palestinian territories]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17989637.html The PLO Executive Committee is to hold a meeting on issues related to the Middle East peace process here Saturday, Palestinian Permanent Delegate to the Cairo-based Arab League Mohamed Sobeih said today.]<br>[http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7997109-abbas-i-will-face-aljazeera/image/61121669-palestinian-president-abbas-attends-a-plo-executive-committee-meeting-in-ramallah Palestinian President Abbas attends a PLO executive committee meeting in Ramallah]</ref>

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The Executive Committee (PLO EC) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and the provisional government of the State of Palestine.[1][2] The EC is the PLO’s primary executive organ, representing the organization internationally.[3]

Its 18 members are elected by the Palestinian National Council (PNC), often as representatives of the PLO member factions. The Executive Committee members hold special areas of responsibility, such as military matters, foreign affairs, finance and social affairs, making their role similar to that of ministers in a national government. Elections have been held irregularly, and the last PLO EC was elected by the PNC in 1996. Some of its deceased members were replaced at the 2009 PNC meeting in Ramallah.[4]

The Executive Committee represents the Palestinian people, supervises the various PLO bodies, executes the policies and decisions set out by the PNC, and handles the PLO’s financial issues.[3]

The Executive Committee meets abroad and in the Palestinian territories.[5]

The Executive Committee is headed by the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization elected by the PLO EC.[6] There are only 12 living Executive Committee members, the minimum for a quorum, according to the Constitution of the PLO.

Members

The current members of the Executive Committee are:[citation needed]

  1. Mahmoud Abbas (Fatah)
  2. Farouk Kaddoumi (Fatah)
  3. Mohammed Zuhdi al-Nashashibi
  4. Yasser Abed Rabbo
  5. Abdel Rahim Mallouh
  6. Taysir Khalid (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) until 1993
  7. Ali Ishaq
  8. Mahmoud Ismail (Arab Liberation Front)
  9. As'ad Abdel Rahman
  10. Ghassan Shakaa (Mayor of Nablus)
  11. Zakaria al-Agha (Fatah)
  12. Riya al-Khudri
  13. Saeb Erekat
  14. Ahmed Majdalani
  15. Salih Raafat
  16. Ziad Amr
  17. Ahmad Qurei
  18. Hanna Amira
  19. Dr. Hanan Ashrawi

See also

References

  1. ^ Sayigh, Yezid (1999). Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949–1993 (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 624. ISBN 9780198296430. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
    "The Palestinian National Council also empowered the central council to form a government-in-exile when appropriate, and the executive committee to perform the functions of government until such time as a government-in-exile was established."
  2. ^ Status of Palestine in the United Nations. UNGA Resolution A/RES/67/19, 29-11-2012
    "Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine"
  3. ^ a b PLO vs. PA. Passia, September 2014
  4. ^ The parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) elected on Thursday six new members to its executive body.
    PNC Convenes in Ramallah Wednesday to Select PLO Exec. Committee Members
  5. ^ The PLO Executive Committee is to hold a meeting on issues related to the Middle East peace process here Saturday, Palestinian Permanent Delegate to the Cairo-based Arab League Mohamed Sobeih said today.
    Palestinian President Abbas attends a PLO executive committee meeting in Ramallah
  6. ^ PALESTINIAN ORGANISATIONS
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