Yasser Arafat will maintain control over security in the Palestinian Authority’s new government. Under the 24-member Cabinet announced by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei on Sunday, Arafat loyalist Hakam Balawi will get the interior minister portfolio, with responsibility for internal security, while other security will be controlled by a “national security council” run by the Palestinian Authority president.
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