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Article: Palestinian prime minister threatens to resign
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2003
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Palestinian prime minister threatens to resign
Abbas leaves Fatah leadership group, says he needs guidance on
peace process
By HADEEL WAHDAN Associated Press
Wednesday, July 9, 2003
Ramallah, West Bank -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas
threatened to quit as prime minister and resigned from a key body of
Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement on Tuesday, reflecting turmoil within
the Palestinian leadership over negotiations with Israel.
The move came just hours after several people claimed
responsibility for a suicide bombing that left an Israeli woman dead
and threatened more attacks unless Israel agrees to release thousands
of Palestinian prisoners that it holds.
But the chief of Israeli ...