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...central dispute concerns Mohammed Dahlan, the longtime Gaza security chief picked by Abu Mazen to be the new interior minister and therefore responsible for security issues. Dahlan has shown himself capable of building a credible security organization outside of Arafat's control, and his independence at the head of a consolidated Palestinian security service - as well as his good standing in Washington - make Dahlan a threatening figure to the PLO chairman. Palestinian reformists and Western backers of the road map want to limit Arafat's personal power and create a more collective leadership among the Palestinians. But Arafat...
...nail against the Oslo peace process, has, until now, signaled that he has no intention of offering anything close to that - indeed, Israeli analysts believe Sharon's idea of Palestinian statehood doesn't extend much beyond a modified version of the 40-50 percent of the West Bank and Gaza currently under the nominal control of the Palestinian Authority. And his current right-wing coalition government is committed to the internal expansion of Israel's current settlements in the West Bank and Gaza...
...been visible divisions in the Bush administration over the terms of peace, and Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld, deputy defense secretary Douglas Feith, White House Mideast policy chief Elliot Abrams and others have expressed reservations about the idea of Israel giving up the West Bank and Gaza. The question is, which Bush administration shows up in the road map? And how much political capital it is willing to risk in pressing the parties to make the journey...
...toward Israel. On a subject in which every presidential word is exhaustively scrutinized, Bush appeared to signal a step further toward Israel's position when he said Palestinians must adopt democratic reforms and stop the violence before Israel had to quit expanding its settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Before, Bush said settlement activity should halt as a first step toward progress...
...whether to continue to support it. Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld, a number of key Defense Department appointees and White House Mideast policy supremo Elliot Abrams are noted critics of the Oslo peace process and the idea of Israel giving up the West Bank and Gaza. Rumsfeld even challenges their designation as "occupied territories." Another camp in the administration, led by secretary of State Colin Powell, has consistently pushed for a political solution based on Resolution...