Media reports have repeatedly named six Palestinian Authority officials as the individuals most likely to succeed Yasir Arafat as chairman of the PA. (Two of them, Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qurei, were recently mentioned by Arafat himself as possible successors – see Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Feb. 8, 2002.) 1. MAHMOUD ABBAS Abbas, 65, also known […]

I. The Oslo Accords’ Restrictions on WeaponsAccording to the agreements signed by Israel and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasir Arafat between 1993 and 1997: – The Palestinian Authority (PA) may not engage in the “manufacture, sale, acquisition, importation or introduction of any firearms, ammunition, weapons, explosives, gunpower or related equipment into the West Bank or Gaza […]