(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh, Herb Keinon, Janine Zacharia - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office responded to Abbas's resignation Saturday by saying Israel will not accept a situation where the PA is controlled by Arafat or someone who does his bidding. One senior diplomatic official said if Abbas does indeed leave the scene, he will be taking the road map with him, since Israel signed on to this plan with the understanding that Abbas would be the partner, not Arafat. Regarding Abbas's resignation, a Palestinian legislator explained, "As a man who served the Palestinian cause for more than 40 years, he couldn't put up with the fact that Palestinians were now accusing him of being a traitor and a CIA agent....Abu Mazen is not built to take such a thing."
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