Word: discoing
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...Israeli side, the policy of restraint following the atrocity at a Tel Aviv disco two months ago has won important international gains. But it has not solved the basic crisis presented by the intifada - Israelis, particularly in the West Bank and Gaza, have still been dying every week, and that creates tremendous pressure on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Sharon was elected on promises of restoring Israel's security, and even in his own cabinet calls are growing to deal a decisive blow to Arafat's Palestinian Authority...
...after three years in the wilderness that followed his underutilized tenure on Saturday Night Live. As the heart of the bit went: "Every time black people want to have a good time, ign'ant-ass niggas f--- it up!... Can't do nothing! Can't keep a disco open more than three weeks! Grand opening! Grand closing! Can't go to a movie the first week it comes out! Why? Cause niggas are shooting at the screen!... I love black people, but I hate niggas, brother. Oh, I hate niggas...
...Matt Rees (Jerusalem): Sharon is trying to convey a sense that he's more at his wit's end with Arafat than he really is. And that's because he realizes that he's in a difficult position. After the Tel Aviv disco bombing, Arafat was hours away from suffering a very serious Israeli strike, and he wanted the cease-fire at that point to avoid retaliation. Three weeks later, he doesn't need the cease-fire as much. He's popular at home, and doesn't have to deal with an opposition as long as his interests...
...Still, they believe the situation has changed somewhat since the disco bombing, and there have been a lot more actors involved in building this cease-fire - the Russians, the Europeans, Kofi Annan. The Bush administration has taken a more multilateral approach - their more humble goals make them less leery of involving others than the Clinton administration was. And if Powell can come back with a timetable for implementing the Mitchell recommendations, that would be a big step forward...
...Palestinians will be unable to sustain their current tenuous cease-fire. The reason? The truce arose out of tactical necessity for both sides, rather than being driven by a strategic vision. Israel's gains on the international diplomatic front by holding back from retaliating following the Tel Aviv disco bombing three weeks ago far outweigh any gains it would have derived from launching new air strikes. And for Yasser Arafat, the alternative to declaring a cease-fire was to be cut off from Western financial and diplomatic support and having his administration destroyed by the Israeli military...