Struggles over a position without authority: the debate over the appointment of Mohamed Mostafa

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Struggles over a position without authority: the debate over the appointment of Mohamed Mostafa

By appointing Muhammad Mustafa as the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas wanted to bring an invitation from U.S. President George W. Bush to "re-establish" Ramallah's authority. And of course, it didn't occur to him that the most urgent need to revitalize the Palestinian Authority was his own post, which he had occupied for over 19 years and had originally entrusted to him...