Opinion Editorials, September 2007
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The Palestinian American Federation Mourns the loss of Dr. Haidar Abdul Shafi
ccun.org, September 29, 2007
The Palestinian American Federation Mourns the loss of Dr. Haidar Abdul Shafi, one of the founding fathers of the Palestinian National resistant and a founding member of the PLO who passed away on September 25, 2007 in Gaza City at the age of 88 years. Our promise to our departed brother,and father, we will continue on your footsteps until victory.
Dr. Abdul Shafi co-founded and helped lead the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and served as the chairman of its First Executive Committee. He was also the founder and head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the Gaza Strip. Perhaps best known internationally for leading the Palestinian delegation at the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, he advocated for human rights and actively supported democracy in Palestine.
In 2002, he co-founded the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) with Prof. Edward Said, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, and Mr. Ibrahim Dakkak. He was a humanitarian and an advocate for Palestinian liberation and national unity. In 1996, he was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council with the highest number of votes and in 1998 he initiated unity talks for all factions in Gaza. On April 8, 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas presented Dr. Abdul Shafi with the Palestinian Star of Honor in recognition of his extensive and distinguished service to the Palestinian people and for his role as a founding member and president of the PNI.
The Palestinian American Federation was created to build, sustain and advance Palestinian activism in the United States in the areas of Political Action and Media Relations in all localities where Palestinians and their supporters reside throughout the country regardless of their numbers.
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