Palestine Papers Glossary and Acronyms
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The Palestine Papers
The Palestine Papers were intended as internal notes, and so they make heavy use of jargon, acronyms and abbreviations. We've compiled a list of the most frequently-used terms.
| Acronym | Definition |
| AMA |
Agreement on Movement and Access |
| API |
Arab Peace Initiative |
| BATNA |
Best alternative to a negotiated agreement |
| CBM |
Confidence-building measure |
| CEC |
Central Elections Committee |
| GOI |
Government of Israel |
| KSCP |
Kerem Shalom crossing point |
| LO |
Liaison office |
| MB |
Muslim Brotherhood |
| MF |
Multi-national force |
| MFA |
Israeli ministry of foreign affairs |
| NAD |
Negotiations affairs department |
| NSU |
Negotiation support unit |
| NUG |
National unity government |
| PA |
Palestinian Authority |
| PG |
Presidential Guard |
| PLC |
Palestinian Leadership Council |
| PS |
Permanent status |
| PSN |
Permanent status negotiations |
| RCP |
Rafah crossing point |
| RM |
Road Map |
| SPB |
State with provisional borders |
| SSR |
Security sector reform |
| SWG |
Security working group |
| TOR |
Terms of reference |
| WG |
Working group |
People
Different documents use different abbreviations for key negotiators: Tzipi Livni, for example, is referred to as both TL and TZ. This list covers the most commonly-used abbreviations.
| Acronym | Person |
| AA |
Abu Ala' (Ahmed Qureia) |
| AB |
Azem Bishara |
| AG |
Amos Gilad |
| AM |
Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) |
| ARY |
Gen. Abdel Razzaq Yahia |
| BM |
Ban Ki-moon |
| BO |
Barack Obama |
| CR |
Condoleezza Rice |
| DW |
David Welch |
| ES |
Ephraim Sneh |
| GS |
Gilad Shed |
| JS |
Javier Solana |
| KD |
Gen. Keith Gayton |
| KE |
Khaled el-Gindy |
| MD |
Mohammad Dahlan |
| MO |
Marc Otte |
| PP |
Lt. Gen. Pietro Pistolese |
| PR |
Col. Paul Rupp |
| PS |
Pablo Serrano |
| RD |
Rami Dajani |
| RN |
Gen. Raji Najami |
| SA |
Samih al-Abed |
| SE |
Saeb Erekat |
| SF |
Salam Fayyad |
| ST |
Shalom Tourgeman |
| TB |
Tal Becker |
| TL |
Tzipi Livni |
| UD |
Udi Dekel |
| YAR |
Yasser Abed Rabbo |
| YG |
Yossi Gal |