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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (30918)	5/27/2002 8:35:25 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

More on Arafat doing what he does best... Arafat reneges on reform promise By LAMIA LAHOUD Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has decided to table a judicial reform law, which he signed some 10 days ago, a Palestinian legislative source told The Jerusalem Post yesterday. Arafat's aides informed legislators yesterday that the Palestinian leader would not support the law as currently constituted. "They said that, for one, Arafat objects to age limits on judges." The judicial law which Arafat recently signed and now has decided to suspend, was prepared by the Palestinian Legislative Council several years ago and sets the standards and rules for the Palestinian judicial system. The legislator predicted that Arafat's decision will prove unpopular, since the majority of Palestinians support the establishment of a strong and independent judiciary which the law establishes. "Palestinians are getting impatient. They see Arafat footdragging on reforms," he said. "One day he supports a reform and the next day he backtracks," the legislator ruminated. A Palestinian political analyst said he was not surprised that Arafat now demands changes in the law. "He delayed signing the law for two to three years and only agreed to sign it after the EU conditioned their funding for the PA budget on his signing the law," he said. "It is not surprising that Arafat wants to add provisions to declaw the legislation in a manner that will keep most of the powers in his hands. That is the way Arafat is used to running things," the political analyst noted. Only sustained pressure from the Palestinian legislative council, donor countries and Palestinian society will make him move forward, the analyst noted. jpost.com