Word: arabize
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...escalate to the point of threatening regional stability. In the short term, that works for Ariel Sharon - and against Yasser Arafat - by removing U.S. pressure to seek a long-term political solution. But it may not always be that way, particularly if the pressure begins to grow on Arab regimes for more forceful expressions of solidarity with the Palestinians. And the domestic political situation in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, as well as the tradition of deflecting domestic political anger in Israel's direction, may make that inevitable...
...West Bank. The latest attacks followed two bomb blasts in Jerusalem the previous day for which Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, and ongoing clashes throughout the West Bank. The Israeli attacks came as no surprise - Israel had promised a robust military retaliation, but had waited for the conclusion of the Arab League summit (which wrapped up Wednesday in Jordan) to minimize the diplomatic fallout...
...continuing conflict even proved useful Wednesday for Arab League summiteers, providing a point of consensus to paper over their sharp differences over how to end sanctions against Iraq. As expected, members moved to revive an economic boycott of Israel, promised financial aid to the Palestinians and called for an international force to be deployed in the West Bank and Gaza. The latter, of course, is anathema to Israel, and the U.S. on Tuesday night used its veto power kill a U.N. Security Council resolution mandating such a force. The extent to which that alienates the Arab allies Washington needs...
...adversary upping the ante. Indeed, Arafat may determine that he has little to gain from allowing the situation to stabilize in the absence of any framework for pursuing his coveted state, and may even be tempted to encourage an escalation of violence in the hope that it may force Arab states and the wider international community to put more pressure on Israel. And for the Israelis, domestic political concerns will prompt Sharon to raise the level of retaliation. In other words, both sides may be squaring off for a long, hot summer...
...endorsing the intifada, calling on Israel to lift its siege of Palestinian areas, probably also calling for international protection of Palestinian civilians. The only controversy around the Palestinian issue is the fact that only a tiny fraction of the $1 billion promised to the Palestinians by the last Arab League summit has been delivered - in large part because of concern over corruption in Arafat's administration. They'll probably find a way around this by releasing the money in monthly tranches, in order to allow for close scrutiny of how it's spent...