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To: JohnM who wrote (25360)	4/15/2002 4:28:09 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 281500

The problem, in my estimation, is the rise of the extreme Islamist militias like Hamas and Hizbollah, as well as the glamour which in Palestinian eyes now attaches to terrorist groups such as the Al Aqsa Brigades. If any of them continue to inflict terror on Israelis, there will be no peace because they will hijack any process that might lead to it. This is Arafat's conundrum, his rock and a hard place. He allegedly cannot control the extreme militants so he therefore cannot commit to a peace process even if he wanted to. I've got my questions about such a proposition, but it certainly serves Arafat's interests to claim a lack of control over things he can in fact manipulate. Under the circumstances, it seems that the identity of the Israeli PM is irrelevant, though I can understand your distaste for Sharon. No Israeli PM will (or should) be allowed to negotiate so long as terror persists--it's that simple.