Biden admin: Abbas naming heir ‘strengthens governance’

Rawhi Fattouh, 75, said last year that "Jerusalem belongs exclusively to the Palestinians, the Arabs and the Muslims." Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to appoint a longtime confidante, Rawhi Fattouh, 75, as his successor “provides valuable clarity and strengthens governance,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson said (Read more at JNS)