This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO EC; Arabic: اللجنة التنفيذية لمنظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, romanized: al-Lajnah al-Tanfīdhīyah li-Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and acts as the government of the State of Palestine.
[4] Ahmad Al-Shuqeiry was the first Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee elected by the Palestinian National Council in 1964, and was succeeded in 1967 by Yahya Hammuda.
[6] The quorum for legitimate decisions is 12 of the 18 members, according to the Palestinian National Covenant, the constitution of the PLO.
[9] Some Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, boycotted the PNC meeting.
The executive committee members who announced their resignation were to continue to hold their positions until the PNC meeting in April 2018.