Mr. Arafat has come to the end of his rope and future days should verify the Israeli declaration of his irrelevancy a few months ago. That's good news because the Palestinians with their dozens of factions and splinter groups will have an opportunity to select a new leader who may be capable to lead the Palestinians to a life worth living. The other good news is the suicide bombings have been prevented for a month or more.
A faint glimmer of optimism has appeared from two years of violence sanctioned, if not sponsored by Arafat. I believe much of the reduced violence recently stems from the growing likelihood that a war in Iraq can only increase the risk for the Palestinians. That possibility notwithstanding, the Israelis have been relentless in their determination to root out the Palestinian terrorists and militants. By taking this strong and concerted action, their "zero" tolerance for terror is clear and backed up by force,
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