Palestinian legislators voted their overwhelming approval for Yasser Arafat’s new Cabinet despite widespread criticism that the Palestinian leader had not eliminated those ministers responsible for widespread corruption. Hanan Ashrawi and another minister resigned from the new Cabinet, saying they would not support a government that was unresponsive to the demands of the Palestinian people.
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