New Palestinian PM wants quick deal

New Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia hopes to negotiate a quick truce with Israel, but said today he will not use force against militants – despite US demands for a clampdown on armed groups.

In setting policy, “I will not listen to the Americans, I will listen to our national rights,” Qureia said in the West Bank, just hours after being installed as the head of an eight member emergency Cabinet by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.