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Abu Mazen to Form New PA Government


(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - The Palestinian Legislative Council Tuesday voted to establish the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority - stripping Yasser Arafat of the authority over who serves in that government. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday, "We would have preferred to see even greater authority vested in a prime minister, but it is nevertheless a positive step....We have been disappointed in President Arafat's leadership and [have] said so clearly....The greatest disappointment has been in the area of security, ending the violence, and so there is a disappointment that that portfolio seems to remain wholly in the hands of Chairman Arafat."
2003-03-19 00:00:00
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