The newly appointed Palestinian Authority prime minister intends to fight terror and resume diplomacy, an Israeli intelligence official said. Mahmoud Abbas also plans to fight corruption within the Palestinian Authority, Brig. Gen. Aharon Ze’evi said Tuesday at a Knesset committee meeting. But Ze’evi also said that Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat may undermine Abbas.
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