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April 18, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-miller-israelis-palestinians-fayyad-20130418,0,3706404.story

Fayyad's Resignation: A New Challenge for Palestinians

(Los Angeles Times) Aaron David Miller - The resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has the potential to inject clarity and honesty into the discussion. Hamas said that Fayyad was a major obstacle to the formation of a unity government in the territories. Fayyad's departure will help reveal that Palestinian unity is an illusion, that what divides the Palestinians are fundamental differences over what Palestine is and even where it should be. Fayyad's resignation highlights the leadership crisis in the Palestinian national movement. If PA President Mahmoud Abbas were to leave the scene, Fatah itself might split. There is no obvious, nationally recognized figure who could hold the Palestinian Authority together. The name usually mentioned as a possibility, Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, is currently serving several life sentences in an Israeli prison. The writer is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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