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Arafat swears in new Palestinian Prime Minister and cabinet
Ramallah, Oct 07: Yasser Arafat swore in new Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and a skeleton emergency cabinet today in a move likely to make it more difficult for Israel to carry out its threat to ``remove`` the Palestinian leader.
Ramallah, Oct 07: Yasser Arafat swore in new Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and a skeleton emergency cabinet today in a move likely to make it more difficult for Israel to carry out its threat to ''remove'' the Palestinian leader.
Arafat declared a state of emergency in the Palestinian areas and abruptly named the eight-member cabinet on Sunday night a day after a suicide bombing in the Israeli city of Haifa killed 19 people. The bombing led to new demands for Israel to carry through on its threat to “remove” Arafat.
Bureau Report
Bureau Report