In this October 2, 2011 file photo, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, speaks at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Previous NextPalestinian peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat, was born on April 28, 1955 in Jerusalem. He spent most of his life in the occupied West Bank town of Jericho, a palm-studded desert oasis about 30 minutes from Jerusalem. When he returned to the West Bank he became a professor at An-Najah University in Nablus and an editor at the Al-Quds newspaper. Then, as now, the Palestinians sought an independent state in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Source: The Standard November 10, 2020 13:28 UTC