The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform.
President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree Thursday. None of the incoming ministers is a well-known figure. Abbas tapped Mohammad Mustafa, a longtime advisor, to be prime minister earlier this month. Mustafa, a politically independent U.S.-educated economist, had vowed to form a technocratic government and create an independent trust fund to help rebuild Gaza.
Its policy of cooperating with Israel on security matters is extremely unpopular and has led many Palestinians to view it as a subcontractor of the occupation. Opinion polls in recent years have consistently found that a vast majority of Palestinians want the 88-year-old Abbas to resign. The United States has called for a revitalized Palestinian Authority to administer postwar Gaza ahead of eventual statehood.
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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reformThe Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform
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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reformThe Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform.
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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reformThe Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform.
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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reformThe Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform
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Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet amid calls for reformThe Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers is a well-known figure.
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