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Source: http://www.bicom.org.uk/cgi-local/briefs/daily_briefing.pl?id=787&t=1
Abbas Must Move Quickly
(Financial Times-UK) Dennis Ross - It is essential for Abbas to move quickly. First, he needs to dismiss those most identified in Palestinian eyes with Arafat-era corruption. Reclaiming some of Arafat's wealth and reinvesting it in public works programs would be another strong signal against past corruption. Second, he needs to act on the reorganization of the security forces, get armed Palestinian police patrolling cities such as Nablus, and station loyal security forces in border areas. Third, he needs to appoint reformers and the younger guard of the Fatah faction to his cabinet and have them develop a 100-day plan for creating good governance. Fourth, he must gain immediate assistance from the international community (preferably from the Gulf states, with their windfall oil revenues of nearly $60b) to finance infrastructure projects that can also provide jobs.