A power-sharing agreement between leaders of the Palestinian Authority has raised the prospect of an EU-backed peace plan being presented to the world.
In a breakthrough just hours before a self-imposed deadline, Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, and Mahmoud Abbas, the prime minister designate, agreed on Wednesday (23 April) to a power-sharing deal which looks set to substantially curb Mr Arafat’s influence over the running of the Authority.
The deal, which...
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