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April 15, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1050286977267

Abbas Cabinet Enrages Arafat

(Jerusalem Post)- Khaled Abu Toameh PA officials said Arafat seethed with anger when he saw the list of proposed ministers prepared by newly appointed prime minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Abbas loyalists nominated for cabinet positions included Muhammad Dahlan and Nabil Amer, while pro-Arafat ministers Saeb Erekat and Yasser Abed Rabbo were demoted. Palestinian analysts said Arafat's objection to some names on the list shows that Abbas is all but irrelevant. "This simply shows that Abbas can't do anything against Arafat's will," said one Palestinian analyst. "At the end of the day, Abbas will have to cave in or quit, because he won't be able to challenge Arafat."

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