Former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said again this morning that the Palestinian Authority should be dismantled. He told Israel Radio that he plans to address an upcoming meeting of the Likud Central Committee and will call for a vote against the establishment of a Palestinian state, similar to the statement released earlier this week by the party bureau. Netanyahu explained there was no chance of obtaining peace in the region as long as Yasser Arafat stood at the helm of the PLO, and that steps must be taken towards his removal.



The former PM also said that it is no secret that he aspires to become Prime Minister once again, \"but I don\'t want to inherit an already-formed government. I plan to take bold steps if I am elected, including in the economic and social spheres, and this can only be done when a government is newly-formed.\"