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Arafat Agrees to Appoint PM


(AP/MSNBC News) Western diplomats said the Palestinian leader came under intense international pressure to appoint a credible prime minister in order to survive politically. "Arafat is very close to being totally finished," one Western diplomat said. "If he doesn't do something before the (Gulf) war, nothing could save him. So appointing a prime minister could be a survival mechanism and it could be an opportunity to re-engage the Americans to embrace the roadmap," the diplomat said.
2003-02-14 00:00:00
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