Excerpt from an article in the Palestinian Authority newspaper Al-Hayat al-Jadida, entitled, \"The Leadership is Corrupt\" (with thanks to Ha\'aretz and IMRA):
\"We continue to bring out all the embarrassments and crimes in our midst... Senior figures in the Palestinian Authority are leaving the homeland, leaving the area that is their responsibility without permission from above, without informing a soul and for no reason related to their tasks. They are leaving because of their own personal interests or fears, and sometimes they also use despicable excuses. If the individual who is responsible for control and monitoring were to print out from the computers at border terminals the number of departures and days absent from the homeland in one year, then since the beginning of the intifada, the figures - backed by signatures and dates - would be distressing. Many go away, leave their jobs, among them director-generals, aides and members of parliament. And if anyone asks where they are going to, the answer is also distressing: to their homes and families... People will serve the ruling authority as long as it is made up of responsible and respected people who inspire awe - isn\'t there a limit to tolerance and forgiveness?\"
\"We continue to bring out all the embarrassments and crimes in our midst... Senior figures in the Palestinian Authority are leaving the homeland, leaving the area that is their responsibility without permission from above, without informing a soul and for no reason related to their tasks. They are leaving because of their own personal interests or fears, and sometimes they also use despicable excuses. If the individual who is responsible for control and monitoring were to print out from the computers at border terminals the number of departures and days absent from the homeland in one year, then since the beginning of the intifada, the figures - backed by signatures and dates - would be distressing. Many go away, leave their jobs, among them director-generals, aides and members of parliament. And if anyone asks where they are going to, the answer is also distressing: to their homes and families... People will serve the ruling authority as long as it is made up of responsible and respected people who inspire awe - isn\'t there a limit to tolerance and forgiveness?\"