(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - No Palestinian prime minister has a chance to operate independently, especially on security matters, as long as Arafat is nearby. If there is any chance at all for this to happen, it will happen when Arafat is far away. In any case, there is a consensus among the security forces that removing or killing Arafat will broaden the bloody clashes, which could spread to Israeli Arabs.
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