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Americans unaware of recent events might have been excused for thinking that the photos from the White House lawn were part of some weird Monty Python sketch. Yasser Arafat, whose most recent political allegiance was with Saddam Hussein, being hugged by Bill Clinton? Yitzhak Rabin, who as Minister of Defense six years ago initiated Israel's hard-line response to the Intifadah, shaking Arafat's hand? It all seemed a bit unreal, as if Godot had suddenly appeared to Vladimir and Estragon...
...first major challenge to Arafat's authority will come from the Hamas strongholds around Nablus and Hebron, the second will come from East Jerusalem. The one thing Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin may have in common is their age. And when observers consider the next generation of Palestinian leadership, they look less to the group in Tunis than they do to Faisal al-Husseini, Sari Nusseibah and other West Bank establishment figures. They too have developed influence and authority within the territories in Arafat's absence. If Arafat is slow to deliver on his promises or seems unable to govern...
...Letter signed in Jerusalem by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin...
...will call on the best they have. Yitzhak Rabin has said time and again that Israel must rise above its complexes and trust the world. Palestinians will have to mature politically and start taking care of business. Both partners will have to rein in their fanatics, when zealotry threatens not just their own but the other side...
...Israelis made it clear that they did not officially represent their government but were simply "exploring issues." Still, they kept in constant contact with Beilin -- and through him Foreign Minister Peres, who touched base with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. At first, a crucial question for the Israelis was whether the P.L.O. figures were speaking for Yasser Arafat. As the negotiations went on, however, the Israelis came to believe that they were. Says Pundak: "We saw their reaction when they came away from the phone. It was clear that the Old Man ((Arafat)) was part of the deal...