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PA Snarled in Internal Dispute over New Prime Minister's Power


(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Less than a month after he was sworn in, PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday abruptly submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. A source attributed the move to a power struggle between Hamdallah and his two deputies - Muhammad Mustafa and Ziad Abu Amr - who were appointed by Abbas. Some said the real prime minister was Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Muhammad Mustafa, who also serves as the director of the PLO's Palestine Investment Fund. "Hamdallah quit because he was lacking any authority," said Palestinian political analyst Hani al-Masri. "He had two deputies who were in charge of the political and economic portfolios."
2013-06-21 00:00:00
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