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In September 2012, Yasser Abbas, Canadian citizen and the eldest son of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, filed a defamation suit against Foreign Policy magazine and Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice-President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The suit concerned a published article detailing the substantial business interests and wealth amassed by the Abbas sons and raising questions about whether they benefited from the family’s political influence. Abbas has a history of bringing or threatening similar defamation suits against critics raising similar questions.
Mr. Abbas also serves as a political emissary for his father’s regime, and often travels to other countries and international meetings in this capacity. He has previously acknowledged that his political involvement in the Palestinian Authority and his business success have engendered controversy. Over the last few years, many questions have been raised about whether his business success and political ties are linked, though he has systematically denied any such allegations. With PA financial help, Yasser Abbas, the prime minister’s son, joined the gravy train. He has gained control of the electronics industry, even though he’s a Canadian citizen who lives in Ramallah only a few months a year.
Yasser Abbas Correspondence With US Court
In September 2012, Yasser Abbas, Canadian citizen and the eldest son of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, filed a defamation suit against Foreign Policy magazine and Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice-President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The suit concerned a published article detailing the substantial business interests and wealth amassed by the Abbas sons and raising questions about whether they benefited from the family’s political influence. Abbas has a history of bringing or threatening similar defamation suits against critics raising similar questions.
Yasser Abbas is the son of Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authorityز He owns and operates many businesses throughout the Middle East: he is the chairman of Falcon Holding Group, which owns Falcon Global Telecommunications Services Company, Falcon General Investment Company, and Falcon Electrical Mechanical Company, an engineering company with offices in Gaza, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the West Bank that has done work for USAID in the past, Compl. He is the owner of Falcon Tobacco. He is the chairman of the publicly traded Al-Mashreq Insurance Company, Compl. He is the managing director of the First Option Project Construction Management Company, which has offices in Amman, Tunis, Cairo, Montenegro, and Ramallah and has been awarded USAID funds.
Mr. Abbas also serves as a political emissary for his father’s regime, and often travels to other countries and international meetings in this capacity. He has previously acknowledged that his political involvement in the Palestinian Authority and his business success have engendered controversy. Over the last few years, many questions have been raised about whether his business success and political ties are linked, though he has systematically denied any such allegations. With PA financial help, Yasser Abbas, the prime minister’s son, joined the gravy train. He has gained control of the electronics industry, even though he’s a Canadian citizen who lives in Ramallah only a few months a year.
Below is Mr. Abbas Correspondence with the United State District Court, District of Colombia as it was submitted by his lawyers. (abbas-complaint)
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