Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia gets a lot of mail these days. But while he was sorting through his mail last Wednesday one envelope caught his eye. “I just couldn’t believe it,” Qureia said. “There it was, right in my mailbox. I kept looking to it so to verify that it was for me.”

It was Ahmed’s lucky day. The front of the envelope declared that he may already be a winner. As the Prime Minister ripped into the envelope, thoughts of what the Palestinian Authority could do with $10 million (U.S.) raced through his mind.

Qureia and his staff rushed to fill out the paperwork and one staff member braved Israeli gunships to get the letter to the post office. The mail between the U.S. and the West Bank is slow, so Saeb made the extra effort. “I just dodged and ran,” Saeb Shaath said. “I knew how important it is to Mr. Qureia. I wanted it to get back in time.”

Prime Minister Qureia will have to hold his breath until March 17th to find out if he’s won. If he has, the Prize Patrol will show up at his door with balloons and confetti to present him with Publisher’s Clearinghouse’s trademark oversized check made out to Mr. Qureia. The Prime Minister can pick up his real check from the Publisher’s Clearing house corporate offices in the United States.

Congratulations Prime Minister!

staff reporter – BS