Fajr Harb is a Palestinian activist and independent consultant in international development and affairs. He is the founder of Jabal Foods, a Palestinian food and beverage initiative producing natural, locally sourced products committed to sustainability and self-sufficiency. He previously served as Deputy Field Office Director at The Carter Center in Ramallah and as manager of Qalandiya International, a biennial contemporary art event across Palestinian cities.
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A Palestinian leadership vacuum looms due to the ill health of the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, and the frailty of the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the PLO and its main constituent party Fatah.
Is it better to try to revive the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and its institutions or should Palestinians build a new national movement? The participants in this roundtable debate the pros and cons of starting from square one, as Osamah Khalil suggested in a recent policy brief. Additional roundtable insights: a different articulation of the PLO’s value, and a question mark regarding the usefulness of elections to a national liberation movement.
