The umbrella organisation for Palestinian groups, the PLO, has recommended that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dissolve the unity Government between Fatah and Hamas and declare a state of emergency.

Aides to Mr Abbas have said he will announce his response in the coming hours.

Hamas, which is not part of the PLO, has tightened its control over the Gaza Strip after more than five days of intense factional fighting.

There have also been reports of more gun battles in the West Bank city of Nablus.

The Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, says the first priority for all concerned is to stop the fighting.

"What we need to say to the world now is we need to stop this fire, we need to extinguish this fire, we need to have a cease-fire and if we don't do this, if we don't help ourselves as Palestinians, I don't think anybody can," he said.

Members of the PLO executive committee say it has also recommended that Mr Abbas declare a state of emergency and call for international protection to declare Hamas's armed wing and paramilitary outlaws and to organise early elections.
PLO urges Abbas to dissolve Govt. 15/06/2007. ABC News Online

Now the PLO steps up.........another hot front in the good ol' middle east. Wouldn't this be a good time for countries in the middle east to form some sort of peace keeping force for their "Muslim brothers" in Palistine?

Have a good one!:s4:
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