Word: barak
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...think that is an illusion. The recent developments make it very difficult for Arafat even to reach an agreement with any Israeli leader, because Arafat has Arabized the conflict, Islamicized it - made it a concern of the whole Islamic world. Arafat is now not in a position to help Barak. Even if there are new talks, what's going to happen is that a crazy Hamas guy will turn the table upside down by setting off a bomb somewhere...
...conveyed a message to Israelis, both left- and right-wing, that they cannot trust the Palestinians. Will Arafat be able to make the Israelis trust him in six months? It would take centuries, not months, to win back their trust. In fact, if Arafat is seen to be supporting Barak, that would be a problem for Barak himself...
...what can Barak...
...Many analysts are saying Barak's only chance of winning is if he has a peace deal with the Palestinians to take on the campaign trail. How realistic is this...
...question is whether he can get a peace deal out of Arafat. From where Arafat sits, Barak looks desperate, and that means the Palestinian leader can push for a more favorable deal than the one he was offered at Camp David. If Arafat had a plan, it's certainly falling into place. So just as the right wing in Israel kicked out Bibi and then ended up with a left-of-center government instead, so this time the right may have forced Barak to go out and offer Arafat even more than he did before - and if he gets...