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...identity. Some days he seems to promise an imminent Palestinian state. Other days, insiders say, he agrees to postpone an announcement of statehood until after the U.S. presidential elections. He can't decide if he's supposed to go through doors before or after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak...
What is clear is that Arafat is searching for a legacy that will fit his ambitions for himself and for his people. It is that search that brought him to Camp David and to his tense, exacting talks with President Clinton and Barak. "God, it's hard," Clinton confessed of the process. And much of the difficulty could be traced to Arafat, a man whose place in history revolves entirely around the outcome of his eleventh-hour negotiations with Israel...
...banned in the Olympic trials 11. Lap dog, for short 15. Harry Potter and the __ of Fire 19. Words preceding "tear" or "roll" 21. 1748's Treaty of __-la-Chapelle 22. Serving of tea, to a Brit 24. Bit of theater litter 25. "Beg pardon" 26. Party that bolted Barak's coalition 27. Pro __ 28. She's meeting with Shihab to discuss Moluccas 30. Dead Sea Scrolls scribe 33. "Human" or "fact" follower 36. Use 20-Across 40. Fenway star Garciaparra 41. __ aves (unique individuals) 43. Prosodic foot 45. Pt. after deuce 46. No-goodniks 47. Blair among others: abbr...
...Camp David had from the outset been something of a Hail Mary maneuver, because it was always going to be a lot safer for both Arafat and Barak to return home without a deal than it would be having inked one their constituents might view as a betrayal. The Oslo Agreement had deliberately postponed the questions discussed at Camp David, and it was not for lack of trying that the negotiators there failed to reach agreement. The more chilling reality may be that no final agreement is possible yet between Israelis and Palestinians: Their competing claims on Jerusalem, as well...
...three leaders at Camp David suffered defeat. President Clinton, who invested an unprecedented proportion of his presidency trying to resolve this particular regional conflict, will have to settle for yardage rather than a touchdown. Barak may have averted a showdown with conservatives, but they're unlikely to return to his fold - and he'll have to fight the perception that he's failed in the very mission for which Israelis elected him: to make peace with the Syrians and Palestinians...