Article: Palestinian prime minister threatens to resign

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 ...

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