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To: KyrosL who wrote (20826)	3/7/2002 5:49:26 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

just to preserve their couple of hundred thousand settlers on the West Bank. Anybody who thinks this fight is about preserving a couple of hundred thousand settlers on the West Bank has seriously missed the point.

To: KyrosL who wrote (20826)	3/8/2002 12:03:12 PM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

OK, I see your point. The Palestinian cause may be winning - but I'd argue that if it is, it is because of Sharon's behaviour, not Arafat. Arafat may have calculated this would happen, but I don't believe he has that much competence: nor do I believe he has enough control over most Palestinians to really do anything - they might listen to him if he voices their wishes, but hardly otherwise. Nor do I think Arafat will remain in control for long even if they do get peace - he's been too sidelined recently, and I think he's vulnerable to removal and replacement (by extremists, probably, if things go on as now). But the Palestinian people are the losers in the fighting.