The New York Times Author: ETHAN BRONNER Article Mentions
Author, ETHAN BRONNERMentioned, Ziad Mentioned, Martin Indyk Mentioned, Ehud Olmert Mentioned, Benjamin Netanyahu Mentioned, Ephraim Sneh Mentioned, Ariel Sharon
RAMALLAH, West Bank The prospect that the Palestinian Authority, the government in the West Bank, might fall apart loomed on Monday, as those close to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow.I think he is realizing that he came all this way with the peace process in order to create a Palestinian state but he sees no state coming, Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, said in an interview. So he really doesnt think there is a need to be president or to have an Authority. This is not about who is going to replace him. This is about our leaving our posts. You think anybody will stay after he leaves? Mr. Abbas warned last week that he would not participate in elections ...(read more)
... RAMALLAH, West Bank The prospect that the Palestinian Authority, the government in the West Bank, might fall apart loomed on Monday, as those close to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follo ...
... J. Asali, a friend of Mr. Abbass and president of The American Task Force on Palestine , a nonprofit group in Washington. We have to very carefully assess the significance of this political move on the state building project which is a very real proj ...
... vice president of the Brookings Institution and an adviser to George J. Mitchell, the administrations envoy to the Middle East, was not optimistic.At the end of the day, I fear that the United States, Israel and the Arabs will fall short of meeting ...
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