Farouk al-Kaddoumi (alternative spelling, Faruq al-Qaddumi), a.k.a. Abu al-Lutf, born in 1931. Secretary-general of Fatah's central committee and PLO's political department in Tunisia. 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Fatah official emblem shows two fists holding rifles and a hand grenade superimposed on a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ...

Farouk Kaddoumi was born near Qalqilyah, later his family moved to Haifa in present-day Israel. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War they moved to Nablus in the West Bank. For three years in the early 1950s he worked in Saudi Arabia for Arab-American Petroleum Company (ARAMCO). In 1954 he moved to Egypt and while studying economy and politology at the Cairo University, he joined the Baath party. Qalqilyah (Arabic قلقيلية; Standard Hebrew קלקיליה Qalqilya) is an Arab city in the West Bank. ... Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) by Israelis and al Nakba (Arabic: النكبة, the catastrophe) by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... Nāblus (sometimes Nābulus; Arabic: نابلس; pronounced Naablus) ( Hebrew שכם pronounced Shkhem ); 32°13′ N 35°16′ E) is a major city in the West Bank and, with a population of over 100,000, is one of the largest Palestinian population centers in the Middle East. ... Cairo University is an institute of higher education located in Giza, Egypt. ... Baath Party flag The Ba‘ath Parties (also spelled Baath or Ba‘th; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Ba‘ath movement. ...

In 1960 he joined Fatah in the United Arab Emirates. In 1965-66 he worked for the ministry of health of Kuwait but in 1966 was expelled from the country for anti-governmental activities connected with the PLO. By 1969 he became one of key figures in the PLO and after 1973 he headed its political department in Damascus, Syria. Damascus by night, pictured from Jabal Qasioun; the green spots are minarets Damascus (Arabic officially دمشق Dimashq, colloquially ash-Sham الشام) is the capital city of Syria and is the oldest inhabited city in the world. ...

In 1976, Arafat and Kaddoumi met with Meir Vilner and Toufiq Toubi, heads of the Israeli Communist Party, known as Maki party and from which Hadash party eventually sprung up. This meeting led to a close cooperation. The Communist Party of Israel (known as Maki , an acronym for Miflaga Komunistit Yisraelit) was formed in 1948 by the remnant of the Communist Party of Palestine within the borders of the new state of Israel. ... The Communist Party of Israel (known as Maki, an acronym for Miflaga Komunistit Yisraelit) was formed in 1948 by the remnant of the Communist Party of Palestine within the borders of the new state of Israel. ... Hadash (חדש) is a left wing, largely Arab, anti-Zionist popular front group in Israel made up of the Communist Party of Israel and other left-wingers. ...

Kaddoumi participated in the activities of Said al-Muraghi (Abu Musa) group, including 1983 mutiny attempt against Yassir Arafat, but switched sides and was assigned to Central Committee of Fatah. Yasser Arafat Yasser Arafat (August 4 or August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born Muhammad `Abd ar-Rauf al-Qudwa al-Husayni (Arabic محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني) and also known as Abu `Ammar (ابو عمّار), was co-founder and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1969–2004...

A representative of the "Tunisian guard", Kaddoumi is known for his hardline views. In 1993 he sharply criticized the signing of the Oslo accords with Israel and refused to work in the Palestinian National Authority. His militant statements in exile has repeatedly embarrassed the PLO in its attempt to resume negotiations with Israel. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (DOP), finalized in Oslo, Norway by August 20, 1993, and subsequently officially signed at a public ceremony in Washington D.C. on September 13, 1993 with Mahmoud Abbas signing for the Palestine... ...

Upon Arafat's death, Farouk Kaddoumi constitutionally succeeded him to the position of Fatah chairman. He has since then wrestled for control of the ideologically diverse movement, and of the PLO, pitted against PLO chairman and PNA president Mahmoud Abbas. Mud-slinging between the factions has been intense, with Kaddoumi trying to claim primacy for the PLO (which formally delegates power to the PNA). Among other things, Kaddoumi has denied that the PNA has a right to call its government members "ministers" or open embassies abroad. He also campaigns to come across as defender of the PLO vs. the PNA, and as a spokesman for the refugees, who like him remain in exile; both subjects stirring powerful sentiments in the Palestinian movement.

While most of the struggle has been carried out behind the scenes, the Palestinian Authority recently suppressed an attempt from Kaddoumi to organize an armed militia outside of the Authority's control in the Gaza strip. Kaddoumi responded by issuing a decree to expel all Fatah members who cooperated with the PNA, but this was declared unlawful by Fatah's central committee, as was Kaddoumis way of styling himself "president of the movement".

As head of the PLO's political department, Kaddoumi is the top responsible for foreign representation, but it is widely expected that PLO embassies will be reorganized by Abbas to remove Kaddoumi loyalists. In the meantime, Abbas has redirected foreign contacts to pass through the PNA's international cooperation minister Nabil Shaath, which has infuriated Kaddoumi. Nabil Shaath (also spelled Shaath), a senior Palestinian official, has held the following titles: Palestinian chief negotiator Palestinian cabinet minister Palestinian International Co-operation Minister Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority Categories: People stubs | Palestinian people ...

While Abbas is undoubtedly the stronger part in this power struggle, the Abbas faction reportedly worry that Kaddoumi's militant attitude will eventually win over radical segments of the Fatah, or that he will ally with hardline forces outside the movement, such as the Hamas. Kaddoumi has repeatedly made official visits to the Asad regime in Damascus, where he was presented as representing the Palestinian movement in the Syrian press. The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... Bashar al-Assad Bashar al-Assad (بشار الاسد) (born September 11, 1965) is the current President of Syria and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. ...

Quotes

• "At this stage there will be two states. Many years from now there will be only one." (Farouk Kaddoumi) [1], [2]
• "Resistance is the path to arriving at a political settlement" [3]