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Byline: Lally Weymouth
New Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, better known as Abu Ala, appears to have lost out in a power struggle with Palestinian president Yasir Arafat. Last week Arafat managed to consolidate control of the Palestinian security services under his own command, defying the wishes of the United States, Israel and many Palestinians. Yet in a lengthy interview with NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth, Abu Ala insisted he could deal both with Arafat and Israel. Sitting in his office in Ramallah, he appeared confident that he would soon hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister...
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