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in the last few
years, the United
States and Israel
would not talk
to him. So his
departure might
provide new
hope to get back
to the negotiat-
ing table.
Hamad
"But we have to
keep in mind, no
successor to Arafat will have a magic
wand. The root of the problem is the
occupation. As long as the occupation
exists, no successor to Arafat will be
able to bring about peace."

"Whatever one thinks of Arafat, it
took some great skills to maintain the
trust of the people of the Palestinian
"I attended the Mideast peace-sign-
Authority," said Imad Hamad,
ing ceremony between [Yitzhak]
regional director of the Arab-
Rabin and Arafat," said Victor Begg,
American Anti-Discrimination
vice chair of the Council of Islamic
Committee.
Organizations
"Regardless of
of Michigan.
where people stand
"People forget
"People forget Arafat's
on his policies, no
Arafat's role in
role in seeking peace,
one can take away
seeking peace,
the lecr b acv he
that he received
that he received a Nobel
earned in the
a Nobel Peace
Peace Prize.
struggle for
Prize. There was
Palestinian state-
—Victor Begg so much opti-
hood. He was a
mism. People
shrewd, dynamic,
were sure this
pragmatic leader, who became a key
was an unstoppable process.
player who managed to survive despite
"When Rabin was killed, the Jewish
rivals.
extremist who killed him basically
"I don't think the transfer of power
killed the peace process. Rabin and
will be free of challenge. Arafat's
Arafat together left a great legacy.
departure will leave a vacancy that
Restarting this process should be the
many will try to fill, many who have
dream.
been waiting for just such a moment
"I hope I am wrong, but I really
don't see anyone in either government
to come. There could be pockets of
unrest, but we had that when he was
who can do this. The caliber of leader-
alive as well.
ship is not there." ❑
"New leadership might provide an
opportunity for peace, especially since,

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As Yasser Arafat lies on his deathbed,
many analysts are revisiting his role
in the failed Camp David summit in
2000. A former White House
Mideast negotiator has recently shed
some new light on that not-so-dis-
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Arafat claimed at the time that Israel
was not compromising or being

forthcoming to Palestinian requests.
Ambassador Dennis Ross reports in.
his new book The Missing Peace that
•the Israelis acceded to Palestinian
requests on many things, including`a
refugee solution, Palestinian sover-
eignty over Arab neighborhoods of
Jerusalem and an international pres-
-
ence to guarantee the peace.

— Allan Gale; Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit