Tributes to PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat
ALI SAWAFTA and NIDAL al-MUGHRABI TRIBUTES came from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and from around the world after the death of Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator who has died in Jerusalem after contracting COVID-19. - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: "The departure of the brother and the friend, the great fighter Saeb Erekat, represents a big loss for Palestine and for our people. "We feel deep sorrow for losing him, especially at such difficult times the Palestinian cause is living through." - Nickolay Mladenov, U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process: "I extend my deepest condolences…