Saeb Erakat served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011.
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11 Facts About Saeb Erakat
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Saeb Erakat participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government.
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Saeb Erakat reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.
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Saeb Erakat was a member of the Palestinian branch of the Erekat family, itself a branch of the Howeitat tribal confederation.
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Saeb Erakat was 12 years old when the Israelis occupied the West Bank, and was detained by them a year later for writing anti-occupation graffiti, posting fliers and throwing stones.
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Saeb Erakat spent two years at City College of San Francisco, a two-year community college.
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Saeb Erakat was then elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 1996, representing Jericho.
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Saeb Erakat resigned from his post as chief negotiator on 12 February 2011 citing the release of the Palestine Papers.
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Saeb Erakat later promoted a plan for the basis for new talks with international diplomats including Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special adviser.
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Saeb Erakat wrote extensively in the media about Palestinian statehood, and was a vocal critic of the Trump administration's peace plan.
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