During a visit to Paris, Fayyad said protesters’ complaints stem not only from internal problems in their own societies, but also from “a frustration, a desperation because of the failure of efforts to solve the Palestinian problem.”Fayyad spoke during a news conference with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. Later Thursday, Fayyad is scheduled to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy and to attend dinner talks on a follow up conference to a 2007 donor event in Paris that raised $7.7 billion in Palestinian aid pledges.Fillon said France would be willing to host a new conference in June on the condition it includes a “political dimension, beyond financial and economic aid,” — a major step on the road to the creation of a Palestinian state in 2011, he added.Fayyad’s visit, which ends Friday, came amid continuing clashes in central Cairo between anti-government protesters and backers of the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.Mubarak has been a major player in the Mideast peace process. He is considered Israel’s bridge to the Arab world, and has also been a mediator in talks with the Palestinians. Some observers fear the flux in Egypt could damage efforts to create a Palestinian state.In Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority on Thursday imposed a blanket ban on all rallies in support of Egypt and Tunisia after the security forces were accused of harsh conduct toward demonstrators.The move came just hours after Human Rights Watch issued a statement condemning the Palestinian security forces and police for forcibly breaking up a pro-Egypt gathering in the West Bank city of Ramallah a day earlier.“Following reports by American groups about the demonstrations in Palestine connected to the events in Egypt and Tunisia, the Palestinian security forces have imposed a ban on any rallies linked to events in these two countries,” security chief Adnan Al-Damiri said in a statement.It was the second time in four days that security forces had broken up a rally in support of the Egyptian uprising, and prompted the watchdog to call for EU and US donors to cut aid to the Palestinian Authority.Police and security forces came under fire after they stormed a group of about 150 people demonstrating in central Ramallah on Wednesday evening, using batons and tear gas to disperse them, the rights watchdog and organizers said.“Police punched, kicked and detained participants in the demonstration, as well as at least two journalists and a HRW research assistant,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement, adding that the police “began beating demonstrators without warning.”Ramallah police had broken up a similar rally on Sunday. The next day, Hamas police scattered a demonstration in Gaza City, briefly arresting six women protesters, which also drew a rebuke from HRW.However, Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Thursday gave permission for another pro-Egypt rally which drew around 200 students.Gathering outside the Egyptian representative’s office in Gaza City, which has been closed since 2007, the demonstrators waved Egyptian and Palestinian flags.