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...diplomatic efforts. The Bush Administration had hoped at last to cease issuing conflicting signals and deliver a tough, pragmatic diplomatic agenda. The President had planned to deliver a speech last week promising U.S. recognition of a provisional Palestinian state in the territory now under self-rule, provided that Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority first met a series of strict conditions, including pushing democratic reforms and cracking down on terrorist networks. But after al-Ghoul's bus bombing, which Bush learned about in a 5 a.m. phone call from National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and the subsequent attacks, the White House...
Person of the Week HOLDING ON It's tough enough being a politician in one of the most dangerous regions in the world. When the U.S. President calls for your removal, maybe it's time to think retirement. But Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat says he's not going anywhere, and insists he'll be up for re-election next January...
...Bank, imposing curfews and declaring Hebron a "closed military zone." Israeli tanks and gunships destroyed Palestinian police headquarters in Hebron to try to dislodge militants from the compound. The army said that about 40 people were holed up inside, including 15 militants from the Tanzim, an armed group within Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction. About 150 others surrendered during breaks in the bombardment. TANZANIA Train Tragedy At least 281 people died and 800 were injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train in Igandu, in the central Dodoma region about 400 km west of the country's largest...
...arresting Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, Israel may have given him the inside track in the race to succeed Yasser Arafat, argues Haaretz's Danny Rubinstein. Imprisoning Barghouti will only increase his moral authority over Palestinian militants, Rubeinstein says, and that will likely make his endorsement necessary for the success of any long-term peace agreement - once the 73-year-old Arafat has passed from the scene, the imprisoned Barghouti's importance in Palestinian politics could become the equivalent of that of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela in South Africa...
...Israel's media is filled with speculation over what Prime Minister Sharon will do next - particularly concerning the fate of Yasser Arafat. The U.S. and Sharon's Labor Party coalition partners have warned against any move to oust Arafat. But Sharon may instead heed the advice of the Israeli right, outlined in this Jerusalem Post editorial. "Israel stood up to American dictates and the sky did not fall," writes the Post in an editorial on the lessons of the Powell visit. The lesson drawn is that Sharon should get on with booting out Arafat, and Bush will fall into line...