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...carry out its mission because it has ignored the younger generation within Fatah (many of whom have been waging armed actions). In fact, Abu Mazen has been criticized from many sides. Those who had expected him to clean up corruption in the Palestinian Authority have been disappointed - Yasser Arafat had a hand in 20 of the 24 cabinet appointment, so the old guard are still very strong...
...Also, while Abu Mazen fought hard (against Arafat) for the appointment of Mohammed Dahlan as minister for security affairs, that appointment has actually also brought much anger against the new government. The reason is that Dahlan is not only opposed by the PLO old guard; he is also viewed among Palestinians as a corrupted person - a new leaflet circulating on the West Bank details his bank accounts. Many Palestinian militants believe Abu Mazen's government has been created by the Americans and the Israelis...
...said. - By Andrew Purvis. Reported by Pelin Turgut/Nicosia Potholed Road To Peace MIDDLE EAST The long-awaited road map for Israeli-Palestinian peace may be published this week, if Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and his cabinet are confirmed as expected. But the diplomatically arduous process of getting Yasser Arafat to accept Abbas, better known as Abu Mazen, and his slate of ministers shows that, for the international plan to have any hope of success, another road map will be needed - for peace within the Palestinian camp. "The heavy pressure from European and Arab leaders on Arafat produced results," says...
...discussion focused on the lessons to be learned from the Oslo Peace Accords, negotiated in secret by Yassir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin...
Although Palestinians desire political reform and the gradual removal of Arafat, Shikaki said, they would look favorably upon a U.S,-implemented regime change...