NATIONAL COUNCI I, OF JEWISH WOM Still, said Mr. Abu-Amr, ini- tially they didn't seek to sabotage the accord, and the man in the `-) street was prepared to accept it /- and hope for the best — at least in terms of an improvement in his everyday life. But what ensued was the just opposite for both peoples. The talks on the first phase of the De- claration of Principles — creat- ing Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip and Jericho — dragged on and on, as Israel pressed to include more stringent security arrangements and the Palestinians tried to inject more symbols of sovereignty. While the diplomats haggled over already-forgotten details, the situation on the ground deterio- rated. As one deadline after an- other passed, the Palestinian opposition returned to terrorism. \, Israel's closing of the borders to 7" protect its citizens from violence choked the already battered Palestinian economy. 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And its disorganization and poor perfor- mance were the talk of the town among its constituents." Most damaging of all, perhaps, was that the agreement did not win the confidence of donor states that had pledged to put autono- my on its feet, so that the Pales- tinian economy remained a -)shambles. A parallel list of Israeli failures is cited by Jacques Neriah, a for- mer political adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. "Rabin virtually broadcasted his distrust of Arafat, who didn't improve matters by failing to deliver on his commitments. Still, the re- peated humiliation of the man was not constructive." `) Perhaps the greatest contri- bution to diminishing Mr. Arafat's stature in the eyes of his Grealer BEAT THE WINTER TIME BLUES. BUY YOUR FAVORITE CANVAS AND WE'LL TEACH You How To STITCH IT. 117