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...consequences would follow an Arafat expulsion and that - notwithstanding U.S. and Israeli efforts to sideline him - ''no Palestinian prime minister will succeed without the help of Arafat.? Even Sharon?s former foreign minister, Shimon Peres, warned that expulsion would be an ?historic mistake? that would only strengthen Arafat?s grip on Palestinian politics. Despite having long ago been branded ?irrelevant? by Sharon and banished from the diplomatic itineraries of the Bush administration, Thursday?s actions capped a month-long performance in which Yasser Arafat has reaffirmed his centrality to events in the Middle East...
...bolts into cliff faces to which climbers attach safety ropes. Other contentious issues include protecting ancient rock art, preventing degradation of the base areas around climbing cliffs and minimizing interference with wildlife, such as nesting raptors. Even the chalk that climbers put on their hands to get a better grip can be a problem. Often it leaves a smudgy trail on rock faces, resistant even to rain...
...Things changed when the Likud Party took power in 1977. The new government was committed to settling masses of Jews in the occupied territories in order to seal Israel?s grip on territory it regarded as part of the Land of Israel. At the center of Likud?s settlement policy was its Agriculture Minister - Ariel Sharon. And Sharon made clear in the 1970s, and again in the 90s when he set out to challenge the Oslo process, that the purpose of settlements was to create "facts on the ground" that would impede the surrender of the occupied territories by Israel...
...elimination of Saddam's widely feared sons will be a dramatic blow against the resistance that has plagued the U.S. occupation forces: Paul Bremer, Washington's viceroy in Baghdad has long insisted that the capture or killing of Saddam and his sons would break the psychological grip of the old regime on many Iraqis. Their deaths mark the sharpest signal yet that Saddam isn't coming back, and that he will eventually be found by the Americans. And that message will boost the confidence of those Iraqis inclined to work with the occupation authority, while demoralizing Baathist resistance fighters...
Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon were the leaders in the spotlight last week as the Palestinian and Israeli Prime Ministers shared a warm grip-and-grin to launch peace talks. But sidelined Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat retains considerable clout and wants to prove he is indispensable. Abbas, who replaced Arafat at the negotiating table after being named Prime Minister, has secured a cease-fire from Palestinian militant groups. That prompted Israel to begin withdrawals from towns in the West Bank and Gaza. But Abbas faces opposition within his own Fatah faction and must crack down on renegades...