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...Reported by Matt Rees and Jamil Hamad/Amman and Aharon Klein/Jerusalem
...with reporting by Jamil Hammad/Bethlehem
...Jamil Hamad: The kind of weapons used at this stage reflect that the Palestinians and Israelis are getting into a more sophisticated conflict. It?s no more throwing stones at cars, now they are exchanging mortars and missiles...
...Jamil Hamad: I think the situation has reached a point that you need an outside element to force both sides to respect the agreement. The cease-fire is dead. But I have a big doubt about the possibility of the United States doing this or the capability of Europe, so I see a continuation of this conflict in one way or another...
...Jamil Hamad: Both sides are making mistakes. There is no angel and devil. But I think what is needed is an understanding of the nature of the conflict. If you want Arafat to control the situation, you have to give him something political - for example, lifting the closure, giving freedom of movement, helping him with the unemployment in the West Bank and Gaza. They are facing huge economic problems - I can say after what I have seen in Gaza is that there is starvation there...