Word: intifadas
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...basis of measuring Palestinian rage against the negative impact such executions might have on European public opinion. It's a tough call, because Palestinians are not only angry at Israel, but also at the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its security forces for failing to protect those waging the intifada against the Israelis. The PA was the big loser on the streets this week. It makes them look bad when Israel can simply swoop in and do something like this. That's why the trial and sentencing of these accused collaborators was moved forward and hurried through, because there had been...
...whiff of Lebanon in the 1970s. And that's a serious problem for Arafat. When you take that rising militancy together with the anger expressed at Arafat's own administration for not protecting Palestinians fighting intifiada, it appears that his control has been severely weakened. Early on in the intifada, I believe he could have stopped it immediately if he really wanted to. But that wasn't going to be true forever, and things may now have passed the point where he can simply end it immediately. If he's able to end it at all, it would take...
...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...
...another Israeli assault on the sanctity of Islam's third-holiest site. And that's likely to ignite renewed anger both among ordinary Palestinians and particularly on the streets of the Arab capitals, bringing renewed pressure on Arab leaders to take a tougher stance against Israel. The current intifada began with a series of clashes on the Temple Mount following a controversial visit by then-opposition leader Ariel Sharon, and it is likely to be reinvigorated by the latest showdown...
...sure, Mr. Sharon isn't the only Israeli leader potentially at risk. Israeli officials claim that cases are also being investigated against army chief of staff General Shaul Mofaz and air force commander General Dan Halutz over actions taken in the course of the current intifada. And the appointment as ambassador to Denmark of the former head of Israel's Shin Bet security police, Carmi Gillon, may be in jeopardy after Danish justice minister Frank Jensen warned that Mr. Gillon could be charged under the U.N. convention against torture as soon as he lands in Denmark. In an interview with...