Ghassan Shakaa
Ghassan Shakaa was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus from 1994-2004 and from 2012-2015. one of the largest cities in the West Bank. His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat. His brother was assassinated by a still unknown group. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.
