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| Palestinian resigns over smuggling |
| 2008-04-07 |
| I was shocked, shocked, I tells ya! RAMALLAH, West Bank - A top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will resign after being caught at a border crossing with 3,000 contraband cell phones in his trunk. They were...for the children, I swear it. Rauhi Fattouh said Monday that he was unaware of the smuggling last month at the Israeli-controlled border crossing into the West Bank. "Really. They ain't mine. Somebody put 'em in my trunk." But he says he will assume moral responsibility and resign as Abbas' envoy. His driver has been charged with smuggling. But...can I keep the phones? In 2005, Fattouh briefly served as interim Palestinian president. He also was once the Palestinian parliament speaker. ...and now he has street cred. |
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