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Source: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5197721/site/newsweek/
Former PA PM Abbas: Someone Was Going to Kill Me
(Newsweek) Dan Ephron - When he was named Palestinian prime minister more than a year ago, Mahmoud Abbas was touted as the un-Arafat. But after just 129 days on the job, Abbas had had enough. His frustration and anger still burn. Q: Some might say that a national leader must be able to withstand criticism and incitement. Abbas: That's true. But when they try to kill - I felt that someone was going to kill. Q: To kill you? Abbas: Yeah. Or to cause bloodshed within Fatah itself. Q: How many of these things were instigated by Chairman Arafat? Abbas: I wouldn't want to mention anyone by name. But I'll give you something to understand: I don't have any relationship with the chairman from the resignation to this day. Q: When you're in Ramallah, you don't meet with him? Abbas: I live in Ramallah and he's 100 meters away. I don't go to him, I don't meet with him, I don't have any relations with him. Q: In what circumstances would you be willing to return to this position? Abbas: No circumstances whatsoever. I will not go back.