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| Palestinians tap non-violence advocate to be U.S. representative |
| 2002-09-02 |
| Hana Siniora, a Palestinian newspaper publisher and advocate of non-violent protest against Israeli occupation, said Monday he was named the Palestinian Authority's new representative in Washington. A senior member of Arafat's Fatah movement said he had heard of plans to appoint Siniora, 65, and said there was strong opposition to the choice in Fatah. "Non-violence? We'd sooner go without food for our people! Oh. We already are... But still..." Siniora, editor and publisher of The Jerusalem Times, a Palestinian English-language newspaper, said he would take his post in October. "My plans, first and foremost, are to rebuild Palestinian-American relations with the Bush administration," Siniora told The Associated Press. The ties have been troubled, with President Bush calling for a new Palestinian leadership, and Arafat's advisers accusing Bush of meddling in Palestinian affairs. Guess it gets him out of Paleostine. Now opinion can be unanimous again. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |