Edward Abington Jr.

Edward Gordon Abington Jr. (born March 4, 1943) served as U.S. consul general in Jerusalem from 1993–1997.

[1] Abington has a daughter, Alex, whom he used to bring on trips to visit the Arafat family.

In 1999, Abington, working at Bannerman & Associates, became an adviser and lobbyist to the Palestinian Authority.

[2] After Hamas defeated Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Abington consulted only for President Mahmoud Abbas.

[3] From 2007–2008, Abington was a witness for the defense in the U.S. government's prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development.