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Nabil Amr

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Nabil Amr
نبيل عمرو
Information Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
In office
April 2003 – October 2003
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
NationalityPalestinian
Professionpolitician

Nabil Amr (Arabic: نبيل عمرو; born 1947) is a former information minister (2003) in the Palestinian National Authority, and previous ambassador to the USSR and Egypt.[1] He was an outspoken, fierce, longtime critic of Yasser Arafat, including regarding Arafat's wrecking the peace talks and his failure to make a counter-offer at the 2000 Camp David Summit.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Amr spearheaded calls for anti-corruption democratic reforms to the Palestinian Authority that Yasir Arafat was reluctant to make.[8][9] Amr complained often about corruption and cronyism in Arafat's administration.[10]

In September 2002, after Amr called for reform of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat had the chief of his special forces fire a number of warning shots at Amr's home.[11]

In July 2004 Amr was shot twice in his right leg, through the window of his house in Ramallah by pro-Arafat gunmen, enraging his clan, which denounced the PA for failing to find the attackers.[12][8] His shooting took place minutes after he returned to his home from a television interview on a popular political talk show, in which he criticised Arafat’s performance as president.[8][13][14] Amr said the attack on him was intended to stifle him from calling for reforms in the Palestinian Authority.[15] Due to injuries from the shooting, Amr's right leg was amputated from the knee down.[6]

He later lived in his hometown of Dura, southwest of Hebron.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Kuttab, Daoud (6 December 2019). "Palestinian election fever begins, minus the elections". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Rodney, Castleden (2009). Encounters that Changed the World.
  3. ^ Decoding the Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians. 2011.
  4. ^ Balmer, Crispian (22 November 2013). "Insight - Old assumptions questioned in Arafat's mysterious death". Reuters. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ Rubinstein, Danny (29 August 2016). "Who Shot Nabil Amr?". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Arafat critic has leg amputated after shooting". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ Horovitz, David (2004). Still Life with Bombers: Israel in the Age of Terrorism. p. 110. ISBN 9780307427960.
  8. ^ a b c "Palestinian MP shot in ongoing Gaza crisis". Al Jazeera. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Lawmaker defiant after bid on life". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Arafat critic shot in Ramallah". BBC. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  11. ^ Calabresi, Massimo (18 November 2002). "Going After Arafat's Monopoly on Money". Time. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ^ Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2003). Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195181272.
  13. ^ McGreal, Chris (20 July 2004). "Qureia drops threat to quit as PM". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  14. ^ Prusher, Ilene R. (22 July 2004). "Palestinian turmoil over Gaza". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ "UAE president sponsors Palestinian". UPI. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  16. ^ Amayreh, Khalid (29 November 2004). "Former minister lashes out at PA". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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