Reports and pictures from Baghdad. 140 pages, paperback. The book published in hungarian, but within a few weeks the english version will be aviable to order.
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3/08/2009
Baghdad excerpts - Reports and photos from Baghdad
Reports and pictures from Baghdad. 140 pages, paperback. The book published in hungarian, but within a few weeks the english version will be aviable to order.
The price included the postal fee.
Abbas asks Fayyad to stay in office
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked on Saturday the Palestinian PM Salaam Fayyad to stay in office until seeing the results of the internal Palestinian reconciliation talks.
"We asked Fayyad to continue with his work until we see the results of the ongoing internal reconciliation talks," Abbas told reporters following Fayyad's statement of resignation.
Earlier, Fayyad submitted resignation to Abbas to pave way for a new Palestinian government of national unity.
In a statement received by RAMATTAN, Fayyad pointed out "the resignation would go into effect after the formation of a new Palestinian unity government, but no later than the end of the current month."
"I submitted resignation to president Abbas to support the efforts of restoring the Palestinian unity," he said, according to the statement.
Fayyad's decision can be seen as a goodwill gesture towards Hamas, and could support the ongoing reconciliation talks between all the Palestinian factions especially Fatah and Hamas.
Source: Ramattan
Israeli raid kills a Palestinian, injured another northern Gaza
A Palestinian militant was killed and another was seriously wounded on Saturday morning due to Israeli air strike at the city of Beit Lahiya
The sources reported that Mahmoud Fatouh was killed immediately after the Israeli warplanes struck a vehicle in the city of
In a press release received by RAMATTAN, Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, indicated that Fatouh is one of its militants, confirming his death.
The brigades added that another one of its militants was also seriously wounded as the Israeli army targeted their car in the city of
In the last days, four Palestinian militants were killed in separate Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip.
Source: Ramattan
Israel: 4 projectiles hit western Negev, no injuries
Four home-made projectiles were launched on Saturday from Gaza
The sources reported that the projectiles landed in an open area in the western Negev , no causalities or damage was reported.
None of the Palestinian factions claimed the resposibility for launching the projectiles.
None of the Palestinian factions claimed the resposibility for launching the projectiles.
Earlier, a Palestinian militant were killed and another were seriously injured as the Israeli warplanes targeted their car in the city of
Source: Ramattan
Hamas downplays Fayyad's resignation
Hamas downplayed the decision of Palestinian caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to resign on Saturday, saying they expected the move.
In a statement released shortly after Fayyad’s announcement Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said that Fayyad's government was unconstitutional and not in keeping with Palestinians' interests.
“We don't think this resignation has anything to do with the Cairo talks, or with the formation of a Palestinian unity [national consensus] government. It rather came as a result of personal disagreement between Fayyad and [President Mahmoud] Abbas,” said Barhoum.
“This end was expected because it [Fayyad's government] was null from the beginning and was based on personal interests rather than Palestinian interests. In fact, that government damaged Palestinian interests,” he added.
Barhoum also said that Fayyad wanted to take advantage of disagreements with the president in order to position himself to take a role in a future government.
Another senior Hamas leader, Salah Al-Bardawil, said Fayyad had unstated motivations for his resignation. Speaking in Gaza the sidelines of the celebrations of Jerusalem as Capital of Arab Culture, he cited four factors he believes were behind Fayyad’s decision:
1- Fayyad was not accepted by the people because he was seen as “harming the resistance.”
2- Disagreements with Fatah. Bardawil argued that while Fatah installed Fayyad as prime minister, he did not defer to Fatah movement leaders.
3- Fayyad has been mentioned as a possible successor to Abbas if the president were to resign in protest of Israeli policies. Bardawil suggested that Abbas had pressured Fayyad to step aside because of this.
4- Fayyad will remain illegal as prime minister if he continues because he was not appointed by the PLC.
Al-Bardawil said he hopes Fayyad’s resignation will bolster the Palestinian reconciliation dialogue.
Source: Maan News Agency
In a statement released shortly after Fayyad’s announcement Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said that Fayyad's government was unconstitutional and not in keeping with Palestinians' interests.
“We don't think this resignation has anything to do with the Cairo talks, or with the formation of a Palestinian unity [national consensus] government. It rather came as a result of personal disagreement between Fayyad and [President Mahmoud] Abbas,” said Barhoum.
“This end was expected because it [Fayyad's government] was null from the beginning and was based on personal interests rather than Palestinian interests. In fact, that government damaged Palestinian interests,” he added.
Barhoum also said that Fayyad wanted to take advantage of disagreements with the president in order to position himself to take a role in a future government.
Another senior Hamas leader, Salah Al-Bardawil, said Fayyad had unstated motivations for his resignation. Speaking in Gaza the sidelines of the celebrations of Jerusalem as Capital of Arab Culture, he cited four factors he believes were behind Fayyad’s decision:
1- Fayyad was not accepted by the people because he was seen as “harming the resistance.”
2- Disagreements with Fatah. Bardawil argued that while Fatah installed Fayyad as prime minister, he did not defer to Fatah movement leaders.
3- Fayyad has been mentioned as a possible successor to Abbas if the president were to resign in protest of Israeli policies. Bardawil suggested that Abbas had pressured Fayyad to step aside because of this.
4- Fayyad will remain illegal as prime minister if he continues because he was not appointed by the PLC.
Al-Bardawil said he hopes Fayyad’s resignation will bolster the Palestinian reconciliation dialogue.
Source: Maan News Agency
Fayyad submits resignation to Abbas
he Palestinian PM Salaam Fayyad, on Saturday, submitted resignation to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian official sources said.
In a statement received by RAMATTAN, Fayyad pointed out "the resignation would go into effect after the formation of a new Palestinian unity government, but no later than the end of the current month."
"I submitted resignation to president Abbas to support the efforts of restoring the Palestinian unity," Fayyad said, according to the statement.
"I submitted resignation to president Abbas to support the efforts of restoring the Palestinian unity," Fayyad said, according to the statement.
In a telephone conversation with one of Fayyad's advisor, Jamal Zaqout confirmed Fayyad's resignation, adding "the resignation of Fayyad came to pave the way for a new Palestinian government of national unity."
Commenting on Fayyad's resignation, Hamas senior leader, Ayman Taha welcomed the decision of Fayyad, indicating "Fayyad's resignation would put things back to normal."
Fayyad's decision can be seen as a goodwill gesture towards Hamas, and could support the ongoing reconciliation talks between all the Palestinian factions especially Fatah and Hamas.
Fayyad was entrusted by Abbas to form a Palestinian government after Hamas took over the power in
Source: Ramattan
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