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Palestinian Authority Broke and In Disarray Collapse Is 'Real Possibility'
Washington Post ^ | Monday, March 1, 2004; Page A11 | John Ward Anderson and Molly Moore

Posted on 03/01/2004 3:32:35 AM PST by dennisw

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Three years and five months after Palestinians began their second uprising against Israel, the Palestinian Authority is broke, politically fractured, riddled with corruption, unable to provide security for its own people and seemingly unwilling to crack down on terrorist attacks against Israel, according to Palestinian, Israeli and international officials.

The turmoil within the Palestinian Authority is fueling concern that the agency -- created almost 10 years ago to govern the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- is disintegrating and could collapse, leaving a political and security vacuum in one of the Middle East's most volatile regions, many of those officials said.

At a time when Israel is constructing a massive barrier complex through and around the West Bank and planning for the possible withdrawal of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian leaders have offered no political strategy to prevent the authority from becoming marginalized or obsolete, officials and analysts said. Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's chief of staff, Hassan Abu Libdeh, said the collapse of the governing authority was "a real possibility" and could lead to "a lawless situation" that would play into the hands of radical Islamic groups already competing with the Palestinian Authority for power. ......................

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: pa; zionist
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1 posted on 03/01/2004 3:32:36 AM PST by dennisw
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2 posted on 03/01/2004 3:33:05 AM PST by dennisw (“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”)
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To: dennisw
"Let it collapse," Arafat said, according to Abington. "It will be the fault of Israel and the Americans."
3 posted on 03/01/2004 3:34:01 AM PST by dennisw (“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”)
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To: dennisw
This cracks me up. Who cares?

If a vacuum is created we can safely assume it will be filled by those that the Palestinian people support: Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Why not allow the Pallie hoards lay their cards on the table?

4 posted on 03/01/2004 3:34:59 AM PST by zarf (..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
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To: zarf
What's that giant sucking sound I hear?
5 posted on 03/01/2004 3:37:20 AM PST by sopwith (don't tread on me)
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To: dennisw
Ahh. Good news early this morning.
6 posted on 03/01/2004 3:45:23 AM PST by sd-joe
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To: dennisw
Does anyone think that a lack of funding from Saddam might be part of this :)
7 posted on 03/01/2004 4:06:41 AM PST by JosephW
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To: dennisw
Arafat has been hoarding millions in Swiss bank accounts, while Americans play the part of a fool. Jordan is the true Palestinian State. It has more Palestinians in it than it does Jordanians. There is no need for 2 Palestinian states, side by side.
8 posted on 03/01/2004 4:31:43 AM PST by tessalu
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Palestinian leaders have offered no political strategy to prevent the authority from becoming marginalized or obsolete, officials and analysts said.

They say that as if it were a bad thing.

9 posted on 03/01/2004 4:44:18 AM PST by Brandon
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To: dennisw
They will soon be fighting more vigorously, but this time among themselves.

One reason their money dried up is 9-11 and the international monitoring of terrorism funds. The second is the deposing of Iraq.

Next month's headline (in our dreams): "Arafat arrested by rebel Palestinian forces for dereliction of duty, murder, and embezzlement." Watching him hang by his own people would be a real pleasure.

10 posted on 03/01/2004 5:27:13 AM PST by tom h (.)
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Why didn't they crack down on terrorism, e.g., suicide bombing of civilians, as they agreed to do in the Roadmap for Peace? I hold the Palestinians fully responsible for the collapse of the Roadmap.
11 posted on 03/01/2004 5:31:34 AM PST by Unam Sanctam
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Why didn't they crack down on terrorism, e.g., suicide bombing of civilians, as they agreed to do in the Roadmap for Peace?

Because they never intended to.

12 posted on 03/01/2004 5:33:53 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Just once I'd like to get by on my looks.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Arafat is the only authority in Palestine , anything else is a joke. Get rid of Arafat and maybe peace has a chance.
13 posted on 03/01/2004 5:39:50 AM PST by sgtbono2002 (I aint wrong, I aint sorry , and I am probably going to do it again.)
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"Let it collapse," Arafat said, according to Abington. "It will be the fault of Israel and the Americans."

Standard Arafat BS.

14 posted on 03/01/2004 6:23:07 AM PST by Catspaw
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FRmail me to be added or removed from this Judaic/pro-Israel ping list.

WARNING: This is a high volume ping list

15 posted on 03/01/2004 6:25:18 AM PST by Alouette (Mitul d'min kadam Shemayo malchusa v'shalim b'ammaya)
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Peace has no chance according to the Pallies themselves, except the peace they want, which is all jews dead.

I thought Bush would speak truth.

16 posted on 03/01/2004 6:56:17 AM PST by Taiwan Bocks
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To: dennisw
Please don't tell Jimmah Carter
17 posted on 03/01/2004 6:56:49 AM PST by Libertina (The Passion of the Christ - inspired, inspiring. Thank you Mel Gibson!)
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Gee wonder why

Alouette there was report last weekend Sunday UK Telegraph that Arafat stole so much money that they can't even pay PLO cops that patrol Gaza anymore

WOW
18 posted on 03/01/2004 9:23:04 AM PST by SevenofNine (Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: dennisw
Broke? But Arafat has billions. Wonder where he got it.
19 posted on 03/01/2004 9:24:16 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: SevenofNine
European banks are part of the reason that the Euroweenies are so fond of Arafat.
20 posted on 03/01/2004 9:25:07 AM PST by mewzilla
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