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Palestinans yet to resolve impasse
Palestinian leaders have failed once again to resolve a dispute holding up the formation of a new government that has already dragged into overtime.
| Comes as a surprise, doesn't it? |
The central committee of the mainstream Fatah movement met twice on Wednesday to end the impasse over the choice of a new interior minister, but both meetings failed to find a solution, party sources said. A third meeting is to be held on Thursday morning, but one senior Fatah source believes neither side was showing signs of backing down. Palestinian foreign minister-designate Nabil Shaath said the meeting was called in a continuing attempt to decide on the powers of the prime minister, interior minister and national security council, which Arafat chairs. The main sticking point is Ahmad Qurei's choice of General Nasser Yousuf as interior minister with control over security forces. Qurei's predecessor, Mahmoud Abbas, quit in September after a similar dispute with Arafat over security powers.
| So will Qurei's successor, whoever he may be... |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-06 |
