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...also because of the distinction made between Israel-proper and the West Bank and Gaza. The Islamist organization has left the door open to continue attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, a position endorsed by the grassroots militants of Arafat's own Fatah organization and one that would find few critics in Palestinian civil society where the settlements are viewed as an illegal and intolerable presence. But Israel and the U.S. are unlikely to tolerate a continuation of attacks on settlers, leaving Arafat facing the challenge of even more unpopular police work...
...Arafat did start to crack down on the terrorists. Still, when it came time to vote on the statement that Arafat's Authority "supports terrorism," the Labor ministers walked out. The Cabinet declared Force 17, one of Arafat's security units, and the Tanzim, the militia wing of his Fatah Party, "terrorist organizations" that "will be acted against accordingly...
...failed to bond with Arafat last week was Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher. Usually, Arafat counts on Egypt to support his positions, but this time the Palestinians didn't like what Maher had to say. In a three-hour meeting with Arafat on Thursday, Maher told him his Fatah faction was linked too closely in international eyes with the terrorists of Hamas. "You have to dissociate yourself from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, so we can defuse the Israeli aggression," Maher said, according to an Arafat aide who was present. "You have a problem with the Americans, the Israelis and with...
...usual manifestations of democracy. Its supporters dominate most university student councils, which are important gauges of youthful allegiance. On Nov. 12, when students at An-Najah National University in Nablus voted for their council, Hamas increased to 48 seats from 42, while Arafat's party, Fatah, slid from 34 to 28. Hamas helped secure those votes earlier in the year, when it opened four apartment buildings where students pay just $40 a month for room, board and utilities...
...demise will be welcomed with equal satisfaction by the Israeli right and by Palestinian militants. Hamas and Islamic Jihad have always opposed the Oslo peace process and have done their utmost to sabotage any moves to restore dialogue. Even much of the rank-and-file of Arafat's own Fatah have long-since given up on the potential for diplomacy to secure Palestinian national goals. The strategy of the militants will be to "Lebanize" the conflict, waging a long-term campaign of violence against Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, combined with sending suicide bombers into...