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| Israel-Palestine |
| Palestinians vote for reforms, fear Arafat inaction |
| 2004-08-25 |
| Palestinian legislators voted on Wednesday to back an anti-corruption reform package but feared nothing would come of it as President Yasser Arafat was withholding his stamp of approval. Rampant malfeasance in the upper echelons of Palestinian government has stirred unrest and disorder, underlined by a shooting attack on Wednesday that seriously wounded a Gaza security chief who is close to Arafat. The parliament voted 31-12 in favour of a report by a 14-member committee entrusted with overseeing the implementation of reforms approved in July by a majority of legislators. But while Arafat has admitted to "mistakes" and voiced support in principle for reforms, he has declined to sign a presidential decree needed to translate the legislators' recommendations into action. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 By supporting that corrupt, slimy, greedy, egocentric terrorist, they deserve everything that befalls them. No sympathy. Two sayings come to mind: "Be careful what you wish for" and "You've made your bed, now lie in it" |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-08-25 5:21:40 PM |
| #3 I guess that the Paleostinian Parliament does not have the veto override power to go around the Arafish. Hell, they do not even have the ability to have a no-confidence vote and get the Arafish out and form a new government. So, unless they are willing to dump the Arafish, absolutely NOTHING will happen and the Paleostinians will do nothing but keep laying down undifferentiated midden, as the archaeologists say. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-25 4:33:12 PM |
| #2 I'm with you Bar, make the Palestinians rally behind Arafat so they can enjoy even more misery, all courtesy of their precious parasite posing as a leader. I am beginning to think that the Israelis are doing everything right by waiting for the Palestinian terrorist factions to cap Arafat themselves. It will, for once and all, demonstrate to the outside world what necrophilic cannibals these walking pieces of human excrement are. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6166 2004-08-25 3:30:45 PM |
| #1 Just for laughs, Israeli officials ahould drop hints about "liquidating" Arafart. These same Palestinians who are frustrated that Arafart is standing in their way will then demonstrate their disconnect from reality by conducting mass rallies in the streets and declaring that Arafart is their leader and that they will stand by him no matter what. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-25 1:30:44 PM |