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TIME.com: Abu Mazen has been elected Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, opening the way for the U.S. and its allies to publish the "road map" and restart the peace process. His election is being hailed as a new dawn in the U.S. media, particularly because he has vowed to fight terrorism and pursue negotiations by taking steps to guarantee Israel's security - in particular, by disarming all Palestinian groups outside of the official security services. How likely is he to achieve these goals...
...Already, many have criticized his new government, saying it won't be able to carry out its mission because it has ignored the younger generation within Fatah (many of whom have been waging armed actions). In fact, Abu Mazen has been criticized from many sides. Those who had expected him to clean up corruption in the Palestinian Authority have been disappointed - Yasser Arafat had a hand in 20 of the 24 cabinet appointment, so the old guard are still very strong...
...Also, while Abu Mazen fought hard (against Arafat) for the appointment of Mohammed Dahlan as minister for security affairs, that appointment has actually also brought much anger against the new government. The reason is that Dahlan is not only opposed by the PLO old guard; he is also viewed among Palestinians as a corrupted person - a new leaflet circulating on the West Bank details his bank accounts. Many Palestinian militants believe Abu Mazen's government has been created by the Americans and the Israelis...
...sure that Yasser Arafat will be ready to do everything he can to sabotage the mission of Abu Mazen, in order to stop himself being sidelined. Already he has done everything possible to make life difficult for his prime minister...
...Mazen is faced with a challenge of reconciling the irreconcilable." ZIAD ABU AMR, Palestinian legislator, on Mahmoud Abbas (AKA Abu Mazen), the new Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority...