Palestinian leader gets huge welcome at Sinn Féin 2018

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Sinn Féin is a major party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is the largest nationalist party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the second-largest overall; it had four ministerial posts in the most recent power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive.

It holds seven of Northern Ireland’s 18 seats—the second-largest bloc after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)—at Westminster, where it follows a policy of abstentionism, refusing to attend parliament or vote on bills. It is the third-largest party, and the largest party on the left, in the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.

About Dr Safieh

Dr Afif Safieh (68) ) is a Palestinian diplomat. He was most recently the Palestinian ambassador to the Russian Federation.

Safieh, who was born in Jerusalem to a Christian family, attended school in Jerusalem’s College Des Frères. In 1972, he obtained a degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He continued his education at the Paris Institute of Political Studies in Paris, graduating in 1974.

From 1976 to 1978 he served as deputy director of the Palestine Liberation Organization Observer Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva. In 1978 he worked as a staff member in Yasser Arafat’s office in Beirut, in charge of European Affairs and UN institutions. In 1981, he became a researcher at the Centre for European Studies in the Catholic University of Louvain, and from 1985 to 1987 was invited as visiting scholar at the Centre for International Affairs, Harvard University.

From 1987 until 1990, Safieh served as PLO representative to the Netherlands. During his service, he was involved in the 1988 Stockholm negotiations that led to the first official and direct American-Palestinian dialogue. In 1990, he became Palestinian General Delegate to the United Kingdom. In January 1995, he was invited to join the International Board of Trustees of the Vatican-sponsored Bethlehem University. Nominated Palestinian General Delegate to the Holy See, he presented his letter of credentials to Pope John Paul II on November 6, 1995.

On October 27, 2005 he was appointed to head the PLO office to the United States, Washington, DC. He only served in Washington for two and a half years, having lectured students and US citizens from the west coast to the east coast about the Palestinian struggle at a wide range of universities and institutes.

In May 2008, Afif Safieh was appointed to serve as the Palestinian ambassador to the Russian Federation, he presented his letter of credentials to President Medvedev on September 18, 2008.

Afif Safieh was nominated in June 2009 as Palestinian Roving Ambassador for Special Missions, based in London.

During the Fateh sixth national conference held in Bethlehem, August 2009, Ambassador Safieh was elected to the Fateh Revolutionary Council – the parliament of the Fateh movement.

In October 2009, Safieh was invited by the Commissioner for International Relations for the Fateh movement Dr Nabil Sha’ath to be Deputy Commissioner for International Relations.

Afif Safieh is considered the most experienced and skilled Palestinian diplomat having served in the three most politically significant capitals: London, Washington, and Moscow.

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11 responses to “Palestinian leader gets huge welcome at Sinn Féin 2018”

  1. Great speech!!
    Dr Safieh should be the one running the Palestinian National Authority.
    He seems to possess the right diplomatic skills needed the most at this particular period

    1. Niemals Avatar

      Possessing the right diplomatic skills dosen’t mean that you get the position of running the Palestinian National Authority. 
      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b2b87e153a9cdaf595d05bbf8efdf336bdc982598933289f6a30aba2a433bbf3.jpg

      Who is to blame – Abbas (Abu Mazen) that wouldn’t leave his presidency that he had since ages…

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    Niemals

    At Sinn Féin 2018, Palestinian leader gets huge welcome.

    At the same time Australia on Monday announced it had ended direct aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) government over concerns the funds could be used to assist Palestinians convicted of political violence.
    It all ways been denied that convicted of political violence get support of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
    Australia ends direct aid to Palestinian Authority, how come?
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/aae20cac62c2fe4e4815931e486f3cee5ebcd3f6fd403a47f8b81ed525f51c13.jpg
    “Any assistance provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization to those convicted of politically motivated violence is an affront to Australian values, and undermines the prospect of meaningful peace between Israel and the Palestinians,” Bishop said.

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    Niemals

    Palestinians still suffering in Gaza because Hamas leader rejects deal with Israeli to ease Gaza siege

    Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/07/israel-hamas-yahya-sinwar-gaza-siege-humanitarian-help.html#ixzz5KFsznxgE

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      Niemals

      First Hind Abyad hat retweetet this horrible series of blod images https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5ff01b007d5e127461bfaff26e24154d55159c67189667000fc7ec1e3a5b6d63.png without care about personal integrity.
      Then when this picture of the victim appears https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3d635a68545a40b3f295a5bec689cafd005a1672b5f3b8f90cc1942223353274.jpg she don’t describe it as one innocent, but exploited child.
      She is claims that the image is manipulated by an expert.

      Dose Hindler knows what Yasser Abou al-Naja was holding in this Photoshopped picture?

      She is far bloodthirsty than those “kill all arabs” Zionists who she hates.

      1. Hind Abyad Avatar
        Hind Abyad

        Shut up cretin.. “to enter Eretz Israel to kill steal and loot for free.
        https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/78415476e9c5d438e5fff3075335201ca59813a9d78498c7f734b0e891d91301.jpg

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    Niemals

    Analysis on Haaretz:
    Abbas Is Key Obstacle to Gaza Rehabilitation, Top Israeli Security Brass Warns.
    Israeli leadership has been showing willingness to promote aid projects for the Strip. But Abbas, who is busy shaping a legacy ahead of retirement, is ignoring signals from Israel, the U.S. and the UN

    Amos Harel 03.07.2018 | 22:38

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