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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11602-2002May13.html
Palestinians Raise the Pressure on Arafat
(Washington Post) - Suddenly, after eight years of Palestinian rule, Yasser Arafat, faces a rising chorus of demands from abroad and within to alter the structure and operating style of his administration and multiple security agencies. Some Palestinians, who have long complained of corruption, cronyism and inefficiency among Arafat's approximately 40 ministers, refer to the Palestinian Authority as "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."