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| Abbas accepts Palestinian premier's resignation |
| 2013-06-24 |
| [KPCNEWS] President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... accepted the resignation of his newly appointed prime minister on Sunday, a front man said, leaving his Paleostinian Authority in disarray at a time when he is focusing on a U.S. push to restart peace negotiations with Israel. Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah had served only two weeks when he abruptly resigned last week over a conflict of authority with his deputies. Abbas initially asked him to reconsider, but ultimately accepted the resignation and asked Hamdallah to stay on as head of a caretaker government until a replacement is found, Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rdeneh told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. Such a caretaker government could remain in place for weeks. There was no sign of a likely candidate to succeed Hamdallah. Abbas is likely to look for someone who has the blessing of the Western donor countries that prop up the Paleostinian Authority, has experience in economic affairs and also is close to his Fatah movement. |
| Posted by:Fred |