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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/international/middleeast/12ARAF.html
A Political Limbo Tests Arafat's Fortitude
(New York Times) - Dexter Filkins Hour after hour, Arafat circles the desk in his office, waiting for the world to come back to him. For the first time in his long career, he finds himself not only ignored by the region's most powerful players but pushed from the center of the action. Palestinian experts say Arafat's current predicament goes far deeper than the events of the past year and has as much to do with his failings as a leader. "Arafat failed to deliver what most Palestinians expected," pollster Khalil Shikaki said. "As far as the Palestinian public is concerned, Arafat is no longer the unchallenged leader of the Palestinian people."