BBC analysis (Sunday): Arafat backed into corner

[Jack Rabbit]

From the BBC Online
Dated Sunday July 18

Analysis: Arafat backed into corner
by Gerald Butt
Middle East analyst

The tangled web of Palestinian politics looks, all of a sudden, so much more complicated and dangerous.
Key individuals and groups - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, senior Palestinian Authority officials, Islamic militant organisations, and so on - continue to vie for power and influence.
At the same time, new elements have appeared that could undermine the already delicate pattern of relationships in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The significance of the new elements is that they are drawn from within the ranks of Fatah, the mainstream Palestinian movement led by Mr Arafat.

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[drdon326]

1. Thank you for posting.

n/t

[madrchsod]

2. i really have to hand it to Sharon

he is a master when it comes to divide and conquer,even the dumb asses to his right in Israel have misjudged him..he`s played a brilliant game and he`s going to win big...

[Forkboy]

3. Again?

Arafat has more lives than Godzilla.