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It's good that he's left. This gives (Fatah-Hamas)
reconciliation a way forward," said Mohammed Dar Ahmed, 23, who is one of
the 4,800 Palestinians in Israeli jails. Dar Ahmed spoke to Reuters during an
Israeli-sponsored media tour of Ofer prison in the West Bank.
"What about settlements, what about the prisoners? We need a prime minister who will solve the issues of Palestine," he said. It was not immediately clear why he was in prison.
Palestinian law requires the president choose Fayyad's replacement within two weeks, but Abbas has outstayed his own term by four years and parliament has been defunct for years.
He may yet wait for an elusive Hamas-Fatah pact before he appoints a unity cabinet, which could take months.
"What about settlements, what about the prisoners? We need a prime minister who will solve the issues of Palestine," he said. It was not immediately clear why he was in prison.
Palestinian law requires the president choose Fayyad's replacement within two weeks, but Abbas has outstayed his own term by four years and parliament has been defunct for years.
He may yet wait for an elusive Hamas-Fatah pact before he appoints a unity cabinet, which could take months.
