Does President Abbas have the power to dissolve the Palestinian Authority?

13.12.10

Does President Abbas have the power to dissolve the Palestinian Authority?: "In a rare confession the President added that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land is 'deluxe... five-star and inexpensive'; he did not ask who is responsible for reducing the cost for the occupiers and converting it into a comfortable and very profitable project. His own responsibility, as head of the PA and for the things done in his name, for the situation that has been reached, has not been addressed. Who and what turned the Palestinians from being a threat to the Israeli occupation forces to a mere source of inconvenience, especially to the settlers?

Should we take the President's threat to dissolve the PA seriously? Hardly; he has played the resignation card so often it no longer carries any weight. As a loyal citizen, I would counsel President Abbas to stop raising this matter."