(Ha'aretz) Gideon Alon - Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the cabinet Sunday that Arafat is trying to undermine the new government headed by Ahmed Qurei. Unless Qurei gains the authority to make the appointments he seeks, his government will be disbanded on November 4. "Much to our regret, there is no Palestinian partner with whom we might move forward. As things stand, until the Palestinians produce an alternative leadership that is prepared to wage war on terror, we will have to do ourselves all that is needed to stifle terror attacks, and to bring an end to terror," he said.
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