Going For The Gold: Abbas May Break Arafat's Record

Abbas's term as President expired 15 January 2009, since then Aziz Duwaik has been recognised as President by the Haniyeh government in the Gaza Strip, while Abbas is recognised as President by the Fayyad government in the West Bank.
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I have written before about Abbas and the fact that this past January 15 marked the third anniversary of Abbas having continued in office years after his term has ended--and without any elections in sight.

Yet I had no idea that Abbas was actually on the verge of breaking a record--a record set by Yasir Arafat, no less.

Rick Richman writes that Palestinian “President” Nears Record:

Happy Anniversary Abbas--In Office Three Years Since His Term Ended!

Abbas's term as President expired 15 January 2009, since then Aziz Duwaik has been recognised as President by the Haniyeh government in the Gaza Strip, while Abbas is recognised as President by the Fayyad government in the West Bank.
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In "The Palestinians' Imaginary State", Steven Rosen explains that a Palestinian state is not the only thing that is imaginary--Mahmoud Abbas's term as president of "Palestine" ended 3 years ago:

Two Months Till Abbas's 3rd Anniversary!

That's right: January 2012 will be Mahmoud Abbas's 3rd Anniversary--marking 3 years Abbas has been in office since his term actually ended on January 9, 2009.

Steven J Rosen writes that according to Palestinian law Abbas is no longer president: