Follow workers.org on
RED HOT: TRAYVON MARTIN
CHINA,
AFGHANISTAN, FIGHTING RACISM, OCCUPY WALL STREET,
PEOPLE'S POWER, SAVE OUR POST OFFICES, WOMEN, AFRICA,
LIBYA, WISCONSIN WORKERS FIGHT BACK, SUPPORT STATE & LOCAL WORKERS,
EGYPT, NORTH AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST,
STOP FBI REPRESSION, RESIST ARIZONA RACISM, NO TO FRACKING, DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION, ANTI-WAR,
HEALTH CARE,
CUBA, CLIMATE CHANGE,
JOBS JOBS JOBS,
STOP FORECLOSURES, IRAN,
IRAQ, CAPITALIST CRISIS,
IMMIGRANTS, LGBT, POLITICAL PRISONERS,
KOREA,
HONDURAS, HAITI,
SOCIALISM,
GAZA
|
|
New Palestinian premier has U.S. 'blessing'
Published Jun 24, 2007 10:57 PM
Salam Fayyad, whom Mahmoud Abbas unilaterally named premier in a
government meant to bypass Hamas, was appointed “with the explicit
blessing of the U.S.,” said Peter Beaumont, foreign affairs editor of the
Observer (UK, June 17)
Before the appointment, this former World Bank official was “trying to
drum up support to have international aid sent through a special Palestine
Liberation Organization bank account in order to avoid Hamas.” (New York
Times, June 16)
Fayyad has no known credentials in the struggle to liberate Palestine.
“In last year’s elections to the Palestinian Legislative
Council—the election Hamas won—Fayyad’s list secured just 2.4
percent of votes, Beaumont said. “He is largely unknown to most
Palestinians. He has no party machinery to support him.”
“The only people who are really behind Salam Fayyad are the European and
U.S. diplomats who have long sung his praises behind the scenes to any
journalist prepared to listen,” continued Beaumont.
Articles copyright 1995-2012 Workers World.
Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved.
Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011
Email: [email protected]
Subscribe [email protected]
Support independent news DONATE
|
|