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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (95244)4/20/2003 8:22:47 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Yasir won't say "Yessir."

Arafat and Premier, Facing Deadline, Still Split on Cabinet
By JAMES BENNET

JERUSALEM, April 20 ? With only three days left by law to form a new government, the Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, was still struggling tonight to reach a compromise with Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader.

Mr. Abbas was said to have threatened to give up if Mr. Arafat continued to reject his list of proposed ministers, while some Palestinian officials were urging Mr. Arafat to consider alternative candidates for prime minister.

Confirmation of Mr. Abbas's government by the Palestinian parliament is President Bush's condition for embarking on a new peace plan, known as the road map.

The impasse has become so bitter that some Palestinian officials wondered how Mr. Abbas and Mr. Arafat could work together even if they came to terms on a cabinet. A member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization said Mr. Abbas "understands that even if he forms this government, with this tension with Arafat, he'll never succeed."
nytimes.com
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