[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Fatah's armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, called on Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday to fire Prime Minister Salaam Fayad and "form a new government that would not abandon the armed struggle," in a leaflet distributed in Ramallah. It also called on Abbas to stop all contacts with Israel. Several Fatah officials have accused Fayad of refusing to give their representatives enough jobs and salaries in the PA government. They are also angry with Fayad because of his decision to stop paying salaries to thousands of Fatah members.
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