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Arafat aide says he would consider prime minister's post
A senior aide to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Monday he would seriously consider taking on a newly established prime ministerial post in the Palestinian Authority, if it was offered. Mahmoud Abbas, who holds the No. 2 position in Arafat's Palestinian Liberation Organization, also said Palestinian factions would resume talks in Egypt later this month to discuss an Egyptian proposal to halt attacks on Israelis. Yasser's getting old, and his mind's going a little more every day. Might as well get into position to try for the Seat of All Power when he pegs out... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-17 |
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