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Arafat Must Go
(San Diego Union-Tribune) Editorial - Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, obviously acting at the behest of President Hosni Mubarak, reportedly has warned Arafat that he must stand aside and permit a resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations or face the consequences. That is exactly the right message if there is to be any hope for starting a new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. Arafat, complicit in terrorism and running a corrupt Palestinian Authority, is almost wholly discredited. He has long since ceased to be any kind of reliable partner for peace with whom the Israelis could negotiate. Today, Arafat is an obstacle to peace. It's time for him to go, and time for his Arab patrons to say so.