RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei said on Tuesday he accepted full responsibility for rampant insecurity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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His comments come less than a week before MPs are to debate and vote on a no-confidence motion blaming him and his administration for failing to adequately counter the chaos gripping parts of the Palestinian territories.
âThe security situation is very serious. Chaos, murders, crime and gun-carrying continue,â Qorei told reporters after a weekly cabinet meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah. âAs long as I am prime minister I assume full responsibility although my job does not give me direct security control,â he said.
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âThe presidency (of the Palestinian Authority), the government and security services, as well as the nationalist and Islamist factions must shoulder collective responsibility,â he said. |