But there is a sense, I think, particularly amongst the Sunni leaders and the Sunni prime minister of Lebanon, the Sunni president of Palestine, the Sunni leaders of Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, that they face an Iranian-sponsored, Syrian-allied threat, and they need to find a way to answer it.

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At the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival this past July, Salam Fayyad, acting prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, spoke enthusiastically about the rule of law in a future Palestine.

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Fatah and the Palestine Liberation Organization approve of Qorei as the next prime minister, Palestinian sources said.

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In the UK, The Times says the ceasefire in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's offer of peace to his Palestinian neighbors could aid Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas to focus on his struggle against Hamas militants -- which in turn would persuade Western governments to resume funding for the Palestinian Authority, easing the pain of the more vulnerable Palestinians.

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During Arafat's illness, Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei was in charge of the Palestinian Authority, while Mahmoud Abbas led the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee.

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He claimed that Golda Meir, who subsequently became prime minister of Israel, and Transjordan's King Abdullah agreed secretly, with British acquiescence, to carve up Palestine between them, depriving the Palestinian Arabs of the portion that was to be theirs under the partition plan of the United Nations.

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If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to convince Israelis of his desire for peace, he must drop his objection to the recognition of Palestine, be the first to congratulate Abbas on his historic achievement and provide an early date for the resumption of talks.

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