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Name:   Saeb Erekat, Ph.D.

Title: Head of the Steering and Monitoring Committee,
PLO Negotiations Affairs Department (PLO-NAD)

Position: No position stated to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
Reasoning:

"The US openly states that it wishes to promote democracy in the Middle East, yet failed to bring democracy to any Arab country since 1991 and has yet to take any credible measures to bring democracy to Iraq."

"Viewpoint: US Policy 'Alienating' Arabs"
BBC News 6/13/06
Credibility
Ranking:		  Experts
PhD's, JD's (lawyers), Judges, Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Consulate Generals, heads of government, Cabinet-level positions, military generals/admirals, Chief Weapons Inspectors, members of legislative bodies with significant involvement in, or related to, the U.S.- Iraq conflict.

Involvement:
  • Head of the Steering and Monitoring Committee, PLO-NAD
  • Senior Member of the Palestinian negotiation team, 1994-present
  • Professor of Political Science, An-Najah University, Nablus
  • Elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), 1996
  • Vice-Chair at the Washington negotiations, 1992
  • Vice-Chair of the Madrid Peace Delegation, 1991

Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, 1983
  • M.A., University of San Francisco, 1979
  • B.A., University of San Francisco, 1977

Affiliations/
Honors:
  • Editorial Board Member, Al-Quds (a Palestinian daily)
  • Secretary-General of the Arab Studies Society
  • Negotiator, Taba Summit, 2001
  • Negotiator, Camp David 2000 Summit

Contact Info: PLO Negotiations Affairs Department
Phone: +972-2- 296-3741/2/3/4/5/6     Fax: +972-2-296-3740
E-Mail:   www.nad-plo.org/main.php?view=nav_contact-us
Web Site: www.nad-plo.org

Other: Select Publications:
  • "Both George Bush and Ariel Sharon Agree: Tob the Palestinians (Six Views): Why Did Bush Take My Job?" Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 6/1/04
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