] The turmoil in the Palestinian leadership continued today
] as Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei insisted in front of the
] cabinet that he had sincerely resigned and was running
] only "a caretaker government" while Yasir Arafat told the
] same cabinet that Mr. Qurei was still in charge since the
] resignation had no legal force.

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] The two men seemed to be playing a poker game. Mr. Qurei
] is apparently hoping that Mr. Arafat will be so
] embarrassed by the second resignation of a prime minister
] in little over a year that he will cede to him genuine
] authority over security in the West Bank and the recently
] unruly Gaza Strip. But Mr. Arafat is continuing to call
] what he sees as Mr. Qurei's bluff, with his advisers
] telling the press that Mr. Qurei already can do what he
] wants about security since he runs the cabinet.

Palestinian Premier Says He Is Running 'Caretaker Government'