Dispute Over Sharon-Abbas Meeting May Indicate Internal Struggle

(Ha'aretz) - Arnon Regular and Aluf Benn A dispute over the timing of the next meeting between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas indicates a power conflict within the Palestinian leadership, a member of the PLO executive said. He explained that this was Arafat's way of telling the U.S., Israel, and Abbas that Arafat makes the decisions over negotiations with Israel.


2003-05-28 00:00:00

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