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picture shows Sari Nusseibeh, a moderate Palestinian figure who became PLO pointman for Jerusalem in October 2001, during an interview with Israeli television as he attends a "Dovish" Labour Party forum in Tel Aviv 21 December 2001. A spokesman for Nusseibeh retracted 12 February 2002 earlier statements that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political commissioner for Jerusalem had resigned, adding that Nusseibeh had handed his resignation three months ago and that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had rejected it. Senior Palestinian officials refused to comment on the issue. (Photo by SVEN NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)