Monday, February 14, 2011

Palestinian 'cabinet to resign'

Shake-up of cabinet has long been demanded by Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Authority PM, and other members of Fatah.

The cabinet of the Palestinian Authority (PA) will tender its resignation on Monday after which Salam Fayyad, the prime minister, will select new ministers, according to political sources.

The shake-up, disclosed on Sunday, has long been demanded by Fayyad and others in the Fatah faction.

Al Jazeera's Cal Perry, reporting from Jerusalem, said that the cabinet will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide about the resignations.

"The weekly cabinet meeting that usually takes place on Tuesday has been brought forward one day, and it seems likely that this reshuffle will take place."

Read more-Al Jazeera

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