(Yediot Ahronot-Hebrew) Eli Vaked - Members of the Fatah faction in the Palestinian Legislative Council asked Arafat Tuesday to fire the government of Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Alla, and threatened that if he did not, they would vote no-confidence in the Abu Alla government. In the background to the current crisis is an additional chill in relations between Arafat and Abu Alla. Palestinian sources said that in recent weeks Abu Alla has boycotted meetings of the Fatah central committee and the national security council in connection with Arafat's refusal to reform the security services in response to Egyptian requests.
2004-09-29 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive