Word: intifada
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...Intifada as a bargaining chip...
...Arafat's leadership abilities are once more in the spotlight, as the latest cease-fire effort plunges him into yet another strategic crisis. While many of those who have waged the intifada on the ground these past nine months believe that a long-term, low-intensity war will eventually drive the Israeli soldiers and settlers out of the West Bank and Gaza - as it did in Lebanon - Arafat's agenda has been somewhat different. He can only achieve his goal of a Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza through negotiation with Israel and the international community...
...Indeed, as much as it suited Arafat's immediate agenda, the intifada was also viewed by many observers of Palestinian politics as an outpouring of anger against the Palestinian Authority. And many grassroots leaders of the uprising have made clear that they have no interest in a return to the negotiating table, regardless of Arafat's own intentions...
...There's a question of how quickly Arafat could stop attacks on Israelis, and the answer is in a couple of hours. But so far, throughout the intifada he hasn't viewed it as in his interest. Suicide attacks and shootings have been in his interest. He is in a good deal of control. It's kind of an organized chaos in the West Bank...
...Does Sunday's decision by 13 radical Palestinian factions to continue the intifada mean they are defying Arafat? What is Arafat's motivation...