PALESTINIAN LEADER YASSER ARAFAT HAS CALLED FOR NEW ELECTIONS AND AN O...

World | May 15, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has called for new elections and an overhaul of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Addressing the Palestinian Assembly on Wednesday for the first time since the siege of his West Bank headquarters was lifted, Mr Arafat said that he was the one to blame for any errors. He said the authority was badly in need of a re-evaluation of its policies as it sought independence. He also said his people would never abandon their commitment to peace and achieving an independent Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem.

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