The Middle East After Arafat...(Yasir Arafat)(Brief Article)

From: Newsweek International | Date: April 9, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

We have grown accustomed to his face. Yasir Arafat's unshaven visage, wrapped with a checkered head scarf, is the most enduring image of the long conflict between Israel and the Arabs. In substantive debates as well Arafat remains at its center. The Clinton administration was criticized for being too close to him. The Bush administration is being berated for keeping its distance from him. Presidents and pundits are constantly urging him to accept plans, denounce terrorism, make speeches, as if this one man's actions can end 50 years of fighting. But it should now be clear that ...

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