VOL. XLVI

No 18

05-May-2003

PALESTINE

Legislative Council Approves First PA Cabinet

The Palestine Legislative Council (PLC) on 29 April overwhelmingly approved the new 24-member cabinet formed by the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmud 'Abbas (Abu Mazin). The creation of the new post of a PA prime minister was a precondition for theUS to launch the long-awaited Middle East road map for a settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on a two-state solution. The...