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...electricity and landline phones had been cut by the Israelis, so Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was using cell and satellite phones to reach nearby staff members and relying on a generator to power the lights in his office--at least until his utilities are restored...
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...fair to assume that there are places Yasser Arafat would rather be than imprisoned in his own compound with Israeli tank commanders as wardens. But it's not by mistake that he wound up there. Even if Arafat didn't anticipate exactly how the situation would unfold, this is a war he wanted...
...still hope that Yasser Arafat could ever be Israel's partner in peace, but many now feel that his predicament could become the catalyst of a much larger conflict. If it began to unfold, it could unleash pent-up forces and take on a disastrous momentum of its own. When the possibility arose that Arafat might be killed in the ruins of his headquarters, there was undisguised panic among Arab governments. What they dreaded also greatly alarmed their European counterparts, as well as the U.S. and even the Israelis themselves: uncontrollable mass demonstrations in Arab capitals that might compel reluctant...
...Noted "We are watching two old men who have had a lifelong hatred of each other." MADELINE ALBRIGHT, ormer U.S. Secretary of State under Bill Clinton, on the continuing stand-off between Israel's Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat...