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'''Abbas Zaki''' ({{lang-ar|<big>عباس زكي</big>}}) is the former representative of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO) in [[Lebanon]] and a member of [[Fatah]]'s central committee.<ref name="Ma'an1">[http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=22360 Abbas Zaki: "Fatah Al Islam an ignorant group, hiding behind Islam"] ''[[Ma'an News Agency]]''. 2007-05-26.{{dead link|date=September 2011}}
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On March 23, 2009, Zaki escaped an alleged assassination attempt outside [[Mieh Mieh (camp)|Mieh Mieh]] near [[Sidon]], which killed his deputy [[Kamal Naji]] and three other Palestinian officials.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lamb |first=Franklin |url=http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/03/24/who-tried-to-kill-palestinian-ambassador-abass-zaki-and-why/ |title=Who Tried to Kill Palestinian Ambassador Abass Zaki and Why? |publisher=Counterpunch |date=2009-03-24 |accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref> As a result of the [[2007 Lebanon conflict|conflict]] in the [[Nahr al-Bared Camp]] in Lebanon, Zaki proposed setting up a Palestinian security force of 4,000 to 5,000 members in the refugee camps in Lebanon to prevent the formation of extremist groups.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/plo-lebanon-official-calls-for-palestinian-force-in-refugee-camps-1.222555 |title=PLO Lebanon official calls for Palestinian force in refugee camps |work= [[Haaretz]] |date=2007-06-07 |accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref>


Zaki described [[Fatah al-Islam]] as "an ignorant group, hiding themselves behind Islam, and practicing the most ugly crimes against women and children in the camp of Nahr al Barid."<ref name="Ma'an1"/> In May 2009, Zaki suggested that if unity talks between [[Hamas]] and Fatah in [[Cairo]] fail, Abbas should form a new government that will lay out a new approach to Hamas.<ref>[http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=37597 Zaki: Abbas will form new government if Cairo talks fail] ''[[Ma'an News Agency]]''. 2009-05-05.{{dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref>
'''Abbas Zaki''' ({{langx|ar|عباس زكي}}) is the former representative of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO) in [[Lebanon]] and a member of [[Fatah]]'s central committee.<ref name="Ma'an1">[http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=22360 Abbas Zaki: "Fatah Al Islam an ignorant group, hiding behind Islam"] ''[[Ma'an News Agency]]''. 2007-05-26.
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Ahead of Fatah's sixth conference on August 4, 2009, Zaki stated "I'm sorry to compare, but the Israelis elected Lieberman and appointed him as Foreign Minister, and a similar mistake was made by the Palestinian people in electing Hamas, which is setting up all the obstacles preventing the improvement of the national unity."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=216625 |title=Zaki compares 'unfortunate' election of Hamas to that of Lieberman |publisher=[[Ma'an News Agency]] |date=2009-08-04 |accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref>


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As a result of the [[2007 Lebanon conflict|conflict]] in the [[Nahr al-Bared Camp]] in Lebanon, Zaki proposed setting up a Palestinian security force of 4,000 to 5,000 members in the refugee camps in Lebanon to prevent the formation of extremist groups.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/plo-lebanon-official-calls-for-palestinian-force-in-refugee-camps-1.222555 |title=PLO Lebanon official calls for Palestinian force in refugee camps |work= [[Haaretz]] |date=2007-06-07 |accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref>
In response to United States president [[Barack Obama]]'s U.N. Speech on Palestinian Statehood on September 23, 2011, Zaki called Obama and [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] "trash", and said "The greater goal cannot be accomplished in one go.... If Israel withdraws from Jerusalem, evacuates the 650,000 settlers, and dismantles the wall – what will become of Israel? It will come to an end."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3130.htm |title= Fatah Central Committee Member Abbas Zaki Calls Netanyahu and Obama 'Scumbags' and Says: 'The Greater Goal Cannot Be Accomplished in One Go' |publisher=MEMRI |date=2011-09-25 |accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref>


Zaki described [[Fatah al-Islam]] as "an ignorant group, hiding themselves behind Islam, and practicing the most ugly crimes against women and children in the camp of Nahr al Barid."<ref name="Ma'an1"/> In May 2009, Zaki suggested that if unity talks between [[Hamas]] and Fatah in [[Cairo]] fail, Abbas should form a new government that will lay out a new approach to Hamas.<ref>[http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=37597 Zaki: Abbas will form new government if Cairo talks fail] ''[[Ma'an News Agency]]''. 2009-05-05. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222014421/http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=37597 |date=December 22, 2010 }}</ref>

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Ahead of Fatah's sixth conference on August 4, 2009, Zaki stated "I'm sorry to compare, but the Israelis elected Lieberman and appointed him as Foreign Minister, and a similar mistake was made by the Palestinian people in electing Hamas, which is setting up all the obstacles preventing the improvement of the national unity."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=216625 |title=Zaki compares 'unfortunate' election of Hamas to that of Lieberman |publisher=[[Ma'an News Agency]] |date=2009-08-04 |accessdate=2014-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216203143/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=216625 |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Zaki has made a number of controversial statements.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Elhanan |date=2014-03-13 |title=Fatah official: ‘God will gather Israelis so we can kill them’ |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-official-god-will-gather-israelis-so-we-can-kill-them/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref> In 2023, he expressed support for [[Hamas]]'s [[October 7 attack]], a statement that was later disavowed by another Fatah official, who clarified that it did not represent the group's official position.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pacchiani |first=Gianluca |date=2023-10-15 |title=Fatah disavows pro-Hamas statement made by prominent member |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/fatah-disavows-pro-hamas-statement-made-by-prominent-member/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Fatah members]]
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 4 November 2024

Abbas Zaki (Arabic: عباس زكي) is the former representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon and a member of Fatah's central committee.[1]

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As a result of the conflict in the Nahr al-Bared Camp in Lebanon, Zaki proposed setting up a Palestinian security force of 4,000 to 5,000 members in the refugee camps in Lebanon to prevent the formation of extremist groups.[2]

Zaki described Fatah al-Islam as "an ignorant group, hiding themselves behind Islam, and practicing the most ugly crimes against women and children in the camp of Nahr al Barid."[1] In May 2009, Zaki suggested that if unity talks between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo fail, Abbas should form a new government that will lay out a new approach to Hamas.[3]

Ahead of Fatah's sixth conference on August 4, 2009, Zaki stated "I'm sorry to compare, but the Israelis elected Lieberman and appointed him as Foreign Minister, and a similar mistake was made by the Palestinian people in electing Hamas, which is setting up all the obstacles preventing the improvement of the national unity."[4]

Zaki has made a number of controversial statements.[5] In 2023, he expressed support for Hamas's October 7 attack, a statement that was later disavowed by another Fatah official, who clarified that it did not represent the group's official position.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Abbas Zaki: "Fatah Al Islam an ignorant group, hiding behind Islam" Ma'an News Agency. 2007-05-26. Archived December 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "PLO Lebanon official calls for Palestinian force in refugee camps". Haaretz. Associated Press. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  3. ^ Zaki: Abbas will form new government if Cairo talks fail Ma'an News Agency. 2009-05-05. Archived December 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Zaki compares 'unfortunate' election of Hamas to that of Lieberman". Ma'an News Agency. 2009-08-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  5. ^ Miller, Elhanan (2014-03-13). "Fatah official: 'God will gather Israelis so we can kill them'". Times of Israel.
  6. ^ Pacchiani, Gianluca (2023-10-15). "Fatah disavows pro-Hamas statement made by prominent member". Times of Israel.
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