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Dalia Hatuqa is a print, radio, and TV journalist based between the United States and the West Bank. Her work has been published in Foreign Policy, the Economist, the Atlantic, and others. More of her work can be found at www.daliahatuqa.com. On Twitter: @daliahatuqa
This article was originally published by the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
On Saturday, local and international media outlets reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had formally announced his resignation from another organization he heads: the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Specifically the reports said Abbas had quit his role as chairman of the Executive Committee, the highest decision-making body in the PLO.
