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Time for Reform Has Arrived


(Arab Media Network) Daoud Kuttab - The more powerful idea was that the new government must reflect the changes in the Palestinian public which were reflected in Abbas' election. Much of the opposition to Prime Minister Qurei's initial cabinet recommendations involved an indirect attack against Qurei for his failure, over the past two years, to enact any serious reform in the running of the Palestinian government. In the end, the powerful Fatah bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council agreed that Qurei should stay for the time being while they wanted to weaken him. The time for reform in Palestine has arrived. The writer is director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Ramallah.
2005-02-25 00:00:00
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