Today, the Fatah-led PNA headed by President Mahmoud Abbas,
is the authority of the Palestinian people living in the
homeland while the Fatah-led PLO, which formally delegates
power to the PNA, is responsible for Palestinian foreign
representation offices abroad and is the sole legal
representative for Palestinian people wherever they may be.
According to the National Conciliation Document of the
Prisoners, signed June 28, 2006, the PLO is to represent the
Palestinians in a manner that meets with the changes in the
homeland and strengthens the ability of the PLO to fulfill
its responsibilities in leading the Palestinian people in
the homeland and the Diaspora, therefore the PLO is the body
that mobilizes the people in defending Palestinian national,
political and humanitarian rights in the various
international arenas.
