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Middle East
Al-Q Accepts Arafat’s PM Offer
2003-09-08
EFL
Palestinian parliament speaker Ahmed Qureia has accepted Yasser Arafat’s nomination to be prime minister, a Palestinian official said Monday.
Meet the new lackey, same as the old lackey.
On Monday night, after meeting with Qureia, Arafat told the executive committee of his Fatah Party that Qureia had formally accepted the nomination, said a Palestinian official.
"Please don’t name me, I’ll be a dead man!"
The official said political contacts were underway to ensure that the appointment would be confirmed by the Palestinian parliament, as required by Arafat fiat law. Earlier in the day, Qureia said that he would only accept the position if he had guarantees that Israel would comply with its obligations under the "road map" peace plan. Abbas had said Israel’s non-compliance, along with a lack of internal support, had made his job impossible.
Gee, wonder if Sharon, while on the plane to India, gave him his "guarantees"?
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