(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Former PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has dismissed the notion that it was Sharon's lack of gestures that forced him to resign, hinting that Arafat and his inner circle had "thwarted" his mission. Abbas, who resigned last year following a fierce power struggle with Arafat, described his experience as "painful and bitter" and said he would never consider taking the job again. Abbas called for implementing security, administrative, and financial reforms in all PA institutions. "The PA must prove its existence, and there's nothing that prevents it from doing so," he said.
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