Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R4), the new Prime Minister Sallam Fayyad (R3) and other members of the Palestinian emergency government take a group photo after the swearing in ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 17, 2007. The 12th Palestinian government, an emergency one, was sworn in before President Mahmoud Abbas in West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, replacing the two-month-old unity government led by Hamas.
The new Palestinian Prime Minister Sallam Fayyad (front) takes his oath in front of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L1) during the swearing in ceremony of the emergency government in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 17, 2007.