[1] Frequently in opposition to Yasser Arafat's policies (being a part of the Rejectionist Front), it also received backing from a number of Arab governments, especially Syria and Libya.

"[1] He published his resignation in a letter, complaining of irregularities in the PNA's system of governance, and of apparent examples of corruption[2] He continued to serve as Minister without Portfolio, but from 1999 had no ministerial post.

He was present at the Camp David negotiations of 2000 as an adviser to Arafat, and briefly returned as Minister for Jerusalem, formally known as the Orient House Director, in the PNA between late October 2002 and April 2003.

[1] The funeral procession began at the Governmental Hospital in Ramallah, and his body was transported on an official military vehicle with Palestinian Presidential Guards securing the convoy.

The mourners, who included Yasser Abed Rabbo and Mahmoud Abbas' representative Ahmad Abdel Rahman, traveled past Ghawshah's family home, then to the Mukataa in Ramallah for an official ceremony.