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King Abdullah slams PA Accuses its leadership of not carrying out real reform. Says it is responsible for situation in which 50% of territory offered today while 2 years ago 98% discussed.Marwan Athamna King Abdullah “The Palestinian Authority must carry out a real reform and tell the Arab world what it wants of it”, Abdullah King of Jordan told the Arab satellite network al-Arabiya on Tuesday. Abudllah harshly criticized the PA and said that because of the way it handled the situation, Israel today is offering it only 50% of territory that was conquered during the Six Day war, while...

EU says it would reconsider position on PA if Abu Ala resigns After meeting FM Shalom in Jerusalem, EU foreign affairs chief Solana says if Abu Ala ends up just as Abu Mazen, conclusions could be drawn. Gil Horev Solana (right) and Shalom today in Jerusalem (Foreign Ministry photo). If Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei (Abu Ala) resigns we would have to reconsider our position regarding the Palestinian Authority, European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana has stated. During a press conference he held with Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom after a joint meeting this (Thursday) afternoon in Jerusalem, Solana said,...

<p>Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei speaks this month outside his office in Ramallah, West Bank.</p> <p>RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei said Wednesday that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups have told him they are willing to discuss a new cease-fire with Israel.</p>

GAZA CITY, March 1 (AFP) - Yasser Arafat has called for a meeting next week to select a prime minister, as part of reforms demanded by Washington and Israel linked to the creation of a Palestinian state, a senior aide said Saturday. The Palestine Liberation Organization's "central council will meet from March 8 to 12 and then the parliament will convene to discuss the nomination of a prime minister," Nabil Abu Rudeina told AFP. Arafat has been under intense pressure in recent months to reform his administration, accused by Israel and the United States of widespread corruption and links...