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When it comes to Israel and Palestine, it seems as though the U.S. can do little more than hope for the best. A senior State Department official grimaced last week as he watched TV pictures of Palestinians rallying to Arafat's compound in Ramallah. "Ignoring him is better than making him the center of attention," said the official. There was little the State Department could do. After 2 1/2 years of trying--and failing--to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, a glum official admitted, "We have no weight with the Israelis." Yet Sharon still fears the White House...
After two hours of walking, Dan and his men reached the edge of the suspect's compound. But then the unit's well-rehearsed plan went awry. One team spotted a man running from the house and sprinted after him, only to lose sight of the figure. Seconds later, another man dashed into the darkness; a soldier gave chase and fired a warning shot in the air, but the man disappeared. Sensing that the unit's cover was now blown, Dan ordered one team to blow open the door to the house and begin clearing it. Speaking in Arabic...
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...seen this movie before: Israel surrounds what?s left of Yasser Arafat?s battered compound and assumes a menacing posture, vowing to act against him for failing to end terror attacks; masses of Palestinians, regardless of what they may think of Arafat?s stewardship, rally to their elected president and national icon; moderate Arab leaders warn of a regional cataclysm if the Israelis carry out their threat; and U.S. officials suggest politely but firmly that Arafat?s physical ouster would be ?unhelpful.? But each rerun of the ?Rumble in Ramallah? appears to simply confirm the aging Palestinian leader?s centrality...
...unlikely architect of the President's latest setback in the Middle East is Yasser Arafat, the aging Palestinian Authority president who remains besieged by the Israelis in the ruins of his Ramallah compound, and had been left for dead politically by the Bush administration. Sidelining Arafat had been a precondition for the administration's renewed engagement in the stalled peace process, but the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas - appointed under strong pressure from the Bush administration - and his replacement by Ahmed Qureia is a reminder that Arafat still remains in charge of Palestinian affairs...