Posted on 04/26/2004 1:44:38 PM PDT by yonif
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei on Monday said the Palestinian Authority can control the embattled Gaza Strip if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pushes ahead with his plan to withdraw from the Palestinian area.
Speaking to reporters in Cairo after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Qurei also blasted Sharon's threats against Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat, saying the Israeli government should "release Arafat from his confinement instead of assassinating him."
Regarding Gaza, Qurei said the Palestinian Authority can control the battered Mediterranean coastal strip if given the chance to do so.
"The Palestinian Authority will continue running Gaza (and) it is fully capable to administer it," Qurei told reporters.
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