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...verge of open war, this development threatens to remove even the region’s thin veneer of peace. Reports that the 80 tons of weapons, including long-range rockets, were purchased by the Palestinian Authority (PA) support the repeated claims of the Israeli government that PA Chair Yasser Arafat is a dangerous man, ready and willing to resort to terrorism to achieve his aims...
...After days of clashes between Palestinian police and militants that prompted fears of civil war, leaders of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad announced a halt to their suicide-bombing campaigns in Israel. The move is designed to defuse tension within the Palestinian community, which has been split by leader Yasser Arafat's moves to crack down on militant activity. Meanwhile, Israeli tanks reclaimed positions in the West Bank towns of Nablus and Ramallah, just hours after pulling out. The Palestinian Authority said that the action undermined its own attempts to maintain order...
Then came the added horror. It was not just the usual suspect, the radical Islamic group Hamas, that took responsibility for the outrage. Also claiming a part was the Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an underground militia associated with Yasser Arafat. That would be the same Yasser Arafat that Israel was supposed to count on to rein in Palestinian terrorists...
Person of the Week FADING OUT Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has cut off communications with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, calling him "no longer relevant." Can the overshadowed former freedom fighter re-energize his moderate power base and scrape his way back to the negotiating table...
President Bush last week described Hamas as one of the deadliest terrorist organizations in the world. But by delivering both suicide bombings and desperately needed welfare services in the West Bank and Gaza, the radical group is eclipsing Yasser Arafat in Palestinian hearts and minds. TIME correspondents investigate...