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Halevi said that he was told in private conversation by ousted Palestinian General Nasser Yousef that Yousef legitimately wanted to crack down on Islamist terrorist groups and knew where they were located, but was prevented from taking action by Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat...
...back as September 14, 1993, only days after the signing of the Oslo agreement, Halevi said, the Jerusalem Post ran a story saying Yasser Arafat had told a Jordanian television station that he only wanted to negotiate with Israel so that the Palestinians would gain land and thereby cause the weakening of Israel...
...Arafat saw Oslo as the beginning of a process that would lead to the unraveling of Israel’s viability,” he said...
...There will not be an agreement to answer all Palestinian grievances—not in this generation,” he said. “Maybe once Arafat leaves we can have some interim agreements...
Abbas resigned in frustration after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat refused to relinquish control of all 12 Palestinian security services, sabotaging the Prime Minister's plans to crack down on terrorism. But the man Arafat is expected to name this week as the new Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurie, might get off to a better start. Senior Palestinian security officials tell TIME Qurie will demand full control of all 12 Palestinian security services. Under pressure from Egypt and the U.S., Arafat just might cede it, officials close to Qurie believe. If that happens, Sharon could be forced to reconsider Yaalon's unsolicited...