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Suddenly everyone wants to reform the Palestinian Authority. But long before George Bush and Ariel Sharon were pressing to democratize the PA, the Palestinians themselves were trying to reform the corrupt, authoritarian government run as a personal fiefdom by Yasser Arafat. It was many of those very advocates for good, transparent governance who began the current intifada, which close observers of Palestinian politics interpreted at its outset as a challenge to the politics-as-usual of Arafat and his inner circle. And those advocates have ideas that are profoundly different from Sharon's about what democratizing the PA would entail...
...Sharon appears to have convinced Bush this week that reforming the PA is a precondition for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians - which means such negotiations couldn't start any time soon. That position may change if the expected Israeli military offensive in Gaza rekindles the fires of crisis that prompted the U.S. to intervene three weeks ago. A primary objective of "reforming" the PA from Sharon's point of view is simply getting rid of Arafat, allowing Israel to deal with a new leader Sharon hopes will be more pliant. But the moderate Arab states and even Palestinian critics...
...role of men. Why do they fear successful women? Why are they afraid of commitment? Why, during their 20s and early 30s--the best time for their female peers to have babies--are so many men too immature to take on the responsibility?" And Meredith Lair of Lemont, Pa., craved something more than our reporting could deliver. "Most women I know are thoroughly aware of the fertility difficulties we face, so the statistics you highlighted felt like a rebuke, a slap in the face. It would have been a lot more helpful if you had included a decent single...
...screening software, costs about $120,000 a screen, although the price could fall significantly as volume picks up. Even so, that sort of expense makes little sense to the operator of the local sixplex, which usually owns the projection equipment. Nick Mulone, who owns four theaters in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area, praises digital-picture quality but doesn't expect it to draw crowds or justify higher ticket prices. "The average moviegoer is more interested in the movie than in the technology," he says...
...corruption, cynicism and authoritarianism of Arafat's administration, and are stridently demanding reform, democratization and accountability of the Palestinian Authority. But one of their demands is for a leadership that will more effectively challenge the Israeli occupation than Arafat has done. One of the major Palestinian criticisms of the PA has been that it failed to protect them from the Israeli onslaught, and that its security chiefs abandoned their men. Those pushing hardest for reform in the PA are also, in many instances, among the most strongly resistant to the idea that its security forces should be rounding...