Former Arafat adviser faces deportation from France
Ramy Shaath, a former adviser to Yasser Arafat, is facing deportation from France due to being labeled a threat to public order. The French authorities have initiated proceedings against him, citing state security concerns. Shaath is scheduled to appear before a local expulsion commission to discuss the matter.
- ▪Ramy Shaath received notice of deportation proceedings on April 30.
- ▪Authorities describe him as a serious threat to public order.
- ▪He is a prominent Palestinian politician and former adviser to Yasser Arafat.
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Ramy Shaath at a pro-Palestinian rally in Paris, January 13, 2024. MOHAMMED BADRA/EPA/MAXPPP On April 30, Ramy Shaath received notice at his home in the Paris suburb of Nanterre that deportation proceedings had been initiated against him. The authorities, describing Shaath as "a serious threat to public order," said the measure was "an overriding necessity for state security or public safety." He has been summoned to appear before the local expulsion commission on Thursday, May 21. The commission delivers advisory opinions, which the local prefect is not required to follow. The 55-year-old Palestinian politician comes from a prominent Gaza family. His father, Nabil Shaath, was chief negotiator of the 1993 Oslo Accords and a former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority.
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