[Iran Press TV Latest] Farouq al-Qaddoumi, a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) official has left Amman and headed to Syria, after Jordan asked him to leave the country. Jordanian authorities officially asked al-Qaddoumi to leave Jordan after his last Sunday statements regarding a plot that led to the assassination of Yasser Arafat, the Israeli Radio reported on Sunday.
Qaddoumi had accused the acting Palestinian Authority Chief, Mahmoud Abbas, and Fatah leader, Mohammad Dahlan, of collaboration with several US security officials and former Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, to assassinate Arafat while he was surrounded by the Israeli army in his Ramallah headquarters.
The Executive Committee of the PLO said on Saturday that Qaddoumi's statements harm the Palestinian cause and only serve Israeli interests. They have decided to call for a meeting for the Central Council to make a decision against Qaddoumi.