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Palestinian Legislators Urge PA PM Qurei to Quit
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Palestinian legislators are calling for the resignation of PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, accusing him and his cabinet of failing to end lawlessness and anarchy. "The gap between the people and the Palestinian Authority is growing," Palestinian Legislative Council deputy speaker Hassan Khraisheh said Thursday. "There is no sense of security...and now Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qurei bear the responsibility." The PA is under heavy pressure to rein in armed gangs that are running wild in various parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Most of the gunmen belong to the ruling Fatah party and different branches of the PA security forces. In Gaza City, Sgt. Abdullah al-Louh of the Palestinian General Intelligence Force was kidnapped and murdered by unidentified gunmen. His bullet-riddled body was discovered Thursday. Also in the Gaza Strip, the most listened to private radio station, Sawt al Hurriya (Voice of Freedom), has been shut down following threats from unidentified gunmen.