Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat wields far too much power in his self-rule government, which needs a complete overhaul to become more democratic, said a panel that includes U.S. and European representatives. “We have made it clear that not to reform is not an option,” said Henry Siegman, the project director of the panel, which was sponsored by the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations.
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