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| Rajoub sees no rebellion over sacking |
| 2002-07-08 |
| Jibril Rajoub spoke about his dismissal hours after about 1,000 Palestinians, most of them security men, rallied to protest at the presidentâs move. Rajoub said in an interview that he had met with Arafat after receiving notice last week of his dismissal as the powerful head of the Palestinian Preventive Security service and told him it was âa big mistake to appoint (this) new chiefâ. He was referring to Zuheir Manasrah, governor of the West Bank city of Jenin who Arafat named as Rajoubâs successor. â(But) I donât think that there will be any rebellion or anything,â Rajoub, speaking English, said in the interview. âOn the contrary, what happened today and yesterday was a normal reaction against this incorrect step which I hope will be corrected but I have no fears or concerns about the internal situation.â "No rebellion"? Damn. How disappointing... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |