Agreement on New Palestinian Prime Minister

(13 Nov '06 - RV) A U.S.-educated Professor with ties to both Hamas and the rival Fatah Party is the leading candidate for Palestinian Prime Minister in an emerging unity government. Officials say the militant Hamas group and Fatah have agreed on Mohammed Shabir, formerly the head of Gaza's Islamic university. Co-Founder of the Israel-Palestine Centre for Research and Information, Dr Gershon Baskin, told Chris Altieri the progress is heartening...