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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?

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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (4431)	5/17/2002 2:28:24 PM
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Israel: Arafat looking for excuse not to hold elections Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said Arafat was looking for an excuse for not holding elections. "He knows very well that as long as he doesn't take any action against terrorism, Israeli forces will have to remain there," Gissin said. The Palestinian Bureau of Statistics said it would take about 60 days to compile the list of voters. The bureau said it expects international monitors will be needed to ensure fair elections. The Palestinians' Central Elections Committee will convene over the weekend to start preparations, officials said. Previous reports by Arafat's senior aides, Ahmed Abdel Rahman, said that elections would be held in six months. Rahaman said Thursday that Arafat's decision to hold elections was made after the Palestinian Legislative Council called earlier in the day for sweeping changes in the corruption-ridden Palestinian Authority, including the formation of a new smaller Cabinet within 45 days and general elections by early 2003. "President Arafat has set a program for reform and changes," said Abdel Rahman, the secretary general of the Palestinian Cabinet. "The core of the changes will be conducting general elections in a period that will not exceed four to six months," Abdel Rahman said, adding that Arafat has called for a meeting of the Central Elections Committee within two days.

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