Abbas' cabinet to resign on Monday: sources (Pakistan)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Reuters

The Palestinian cabinet will tender resignations Monday after which Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will select new ministers at the request of President Mahmoud Abbas, political sources said.

The shake-up, disclosed to Reuters Sunday, was long demanded by Fayyad and some in Abbas's Fatah faction. It follows the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to a popular revolt that has set off reform calls throughout the Arab world.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/13/us-palestinians-reshuffle-idUSTRE71C21020110213

[aquart]

1. And then what?

He still appoints his pals, right?

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Assuming State Dept is not very bright, heads must be spinning.

Assuming TPTB are very bright, this could be part of a plan that we have not figured out yet, and the "new"
is not much different from the "old".

[Bozita]

3. Here's the Al Jazeera piece - "Palestinian 'cabinet to resign'"

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011213204323828560.html

Palestinian 'cabinet to resign'
Shake-up of cabinet has long been demanded by Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Authority PM, and other members of Fatah.
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2011 21:39 GMT


The PA, led by Mahmoud Abbas, has announced it wants legislative and presidential elections by September
The cabinet of the Palestinian Authority (PA) will tender its resignation on Monday after which Salam Fayyad, the prime minister, will select new ministers, according to political sources.

The shake-up, disclosed on Sunday, has long been demanded by Fayyad and others in the Fatah faction.

Al Jazeera's Cal Perry, reporting from Jerusalem, said that the cabinet will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide about the resignations.

"The weekly cabinet meeting that usually takes place on Tuesday has been brought forward one day, and it seems likely that this reshuffle will take place."

The planned move follows the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, to a popular revolt that has set off calls for reform throughout the Arab world.

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[Kolesar]

4. (Palestine)