A new leader offers little hope for Palestinians
They fear Mohammad Mustafa will serve the president, not the people
The revitalisation of the Palestinian Authority (pa) is one of the watchwords of the plans—insofar as any exist—for a post-war Gaza. After Mohammed Shtayyeh, the prime minister, resigned in February, America and others urged the Palestinians to pick a replacement who could unite Gaza and the West Bank and rescue them from the sclerotic leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, who is 19 years into a four-year term and whom 88% Palestinians think should resign. Instead, Mr Abbas and his cronies, worried about losing power, appointed one of their own.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Not much punch”
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