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...while political separation would be welcomed in Ramallah and Gaza, the threat of economic separation is regarded by most Palestinians with real horror. Mohammed Khatib, a 30-year-old father of four, hasn't worked since the violence began. He used to earn $30 a day as a construction worker in Jerusalem. A job in his hometown of Bethlehem would pay half that--if he could find one. But there are no jobs, and Khatib sits at home "smoking and drinking tea." Like a quarter of all Palestinian workers, Khatib either earns his money in Israel or earns nothing. "This...
...these past few weeks over 100 people have been killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The cause of the violence is debatable. The blame for the violence is debatable. The party who is most able to stop the violence is also debatable. But students aren't debating anything. Newspaper coverage has been sparse. The Harvard Independent, ostensibly a commentary magazine, published a provocative-looking issue last week. The cover story was called "Hillel's face off against the Society of Arab Students." The actual article, however, was less than two pages and was nothing more than a summary...
...they were unable to end it - and the continued application of force was hurting Israel politically. That led the Israelis to begin tentative informal discussions with the PLO in 1989. Although the Palestinian delegates to the initial formal talks in Madrid in 1991 came from the West Bank and Gaza rather than from PLO headquarters, they all took direction from the leadership in Tunis...
...intifada, and often did time in jail for it, were mostly overlooked or incorporated in subordinate roles in the Palestinian Authority. In many cases, it is those same shunned local leaders who are today once again running things on the seething streets of the West Bank and Gaza...
...between saber-rattling, insist that peace talks can be resumed if the Israelis withdraw their forces to their pre-September 27 deployments, those leading from the street, such as Fatah activist Marwan Barghouti, insist they'll fight on until Israel has fully withdrawn from the West Bank and Gaza. Implicit in the current violence, therefore, is a power struggle within Palestinian ranks. And with Arafat aging and ailing and his immediate aides unable to command the loyalty of the streets, there's little cause for optimism that the Oslo Accord will be revived...