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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (5525)8/20/2003 6:17:33 PM
From: LindyBill   of 793835
 
Generally the rope is never quite enough to hang the Palestinians, no matter what they do,

True. Here is another encouraging dispatch. Although, like you, I never trust what a Pal says.

Abbas give Arafat ultimatum
From correto spondents in Ramallah
21Aug03

PALESTINIAN prime minister Mahmud Abbas was set to deliver Yasser Arafat an ultimatum today to back an unprecedented clampdown on militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad or see his cabinet resign en masse, a senior official said.

"Abu Mazen (Abbas's nom-de-guerre) will present Arafat and the Palestinian leadership with four demands," the official said on condition of anonymity ahead of a meeting in Ramallah early today.

"If they don't get Arafat's support, the cabinet will resign."

Abbas was to make four requests of Arafat:

That he and the Fatah central committee present a written declaration supporting action by the Palestinian Authority against Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

That he support moves to dismantle the armed wings of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

That he authorise direct steps against the two groups, such as a ban on media appearances, action against affiliated organisations and action to block funding.

That the veteran Palestinian leader unite all the Palestinian security organisations under one authority, the interior ministry.

The four demands were largely put together by Abbas and his security chief Mohammed Dahlan, and received the full backing of the cabinet at an emergency session in Gaza City overnight, the official said.

This report appears on news.com.au.
news.com.au
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