KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE

UNCLAS KUWAIT 003983 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PA, NEA/AIA, NEA/PI, INR/NESA, R/MR, I/GNEA, B/BXN, B/BRN, NEA/PPD, NEA/IPA LONDON FOR TSOU PARIS FOR ZEYA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION SUBJECT: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE Block Quotes -------------- Wednesday, October 4, 2006 -- Liberal Political Science Professor Dr. Shafiq Al-Ghabra penned in moderate Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-Aam under the title "The Situation in Palestine...Dangers of Civil War and Collapse of Government" (10/4): "The current situation requires the resignation of the HAMAS government because a national unity government is priority number one at this time. The national unity government must have a dialogue with all the different factions within Palestine. Also, it must carry out a dialogue with the international community to reinvigorate the economy." -- "Repairing the Palestinian House" was the title under which Abdul Mohsen Mohamed Al-Hussainy commented in moderate Arabic daily Al-Watan (10/4): "This government has political conflicts with the president. This government does not want to recognize Israel in spite of the Oslo agreements, which set the foundation for mutual recognition and the holding of comprehensive peace talks to establish two states -- Palestine and Israel." ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ ********************************************* * LEBARON