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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Palestinian PM to resign in “two days” to form govt
2007-02-14
GAZA - Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his Hamas-led terrorist cabinet will resign in the next two days to make way for a unity government with the rival Fatah faction, a government official said on Tuesday. “The prime minister will submit his cabinet’s resignation within two days so that he can begin constitutional measures to form the unity government,” the official, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

Haniyeh is expected to lead the new government, according to the terms of a deal agreed between Hamas and Fatah in Saudi Arabia last week which aimed to end factional warfare in Gaza and ease an economic embargo on the Palestinian Authority. Haniyeh earlier said it was too soon to say when he will resign, and officials said he and ineffectual President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah still had to finalise issues from the Saudi-brokered deal including naming an interior minister and deputy prime minister.

Haniyeh met leaders of 13 Palestinian factions on Tuesday, seeking to win support for the power-sharing deal with Abbas. “Constitutional measures will begin to implement the agreement on the ground,” said Palestinian cabinet spokesman Ghazi Hamad after the meeting. “There are consultations between President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. We are working speedily and we do not want to waste any time,” he said, adding the two men could meet in the next two days.
Anyone think the Trucefire™ is going to last that long?
Abbas and Hamas have also still to settle their blood feud differences over the fate of Hamas’s 5,600-member “executive” gunnies police force. Fatah is pushing for the hard boyz force to be killed broken up, whereas Hamas wants to wipe out Fatah keep the force together.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  Yes I think Trucefire™ will last at least 2 more days. It might end Friday at mid afternoon prayers if some Hamas Imans feel inclined to call for an anti Fatah desecularization action or it will last until some big money that was supposed to be distributed to PA chiefs doesn't come in.
Posted by: mhw   2007-02-14 08:55  

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