US Warns It Will Not Tolerate Fall of Abbas Government

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US Warns It Will Not Tolerate Fall of Abbas Government

US envoy John Wolf has warned the Palestinians that Washington would not tolerate the collapse of the government of prime minister Mahmud Abbas, Palestinian sources said.

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US envoy John Wolf has warned the Palestinians that Washington would not tolerate the collapse of the government of prime minister Mahmud Abbas, Palestinian sources said.

Wolf, the man appointed by US President George W. Bush to oversee the implementation of the so-called roadmap for peace, talked to the speaker of the Palestinian parliament Ahmad Qorei over the weekend as a stand-off between Abbas and veteran leader Yasser Arafat showed no signs of abating.

Qorei has been trying to mediate a compromise between the two one-time allies who have become involved in an increasingly public battle for control of the Palestinian security apparatus.

Abbas has decided to up the stakes by seeking a vote of confidence in his government at a meeting of the parliament, the Palestinian Legislative Council, next week.

"The message from Wolf to Qorei was that the Americans will not allow the fall of the Abbas government," said a source close to the Palestinian leadership.

The US has refused to have any dealings with Arafat, instead conducting negotiations on the roadmap with the more moderate Abbas.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell recently appealed to Arafat to work with Abbas to help bring an end to a cycle of violence sparked by the recent Jerusalem bus bombing.

Source: Agencies

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