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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15147-2002Jun7.html
No Quick Fix
(Washington Post) Ehud Barak - The idea that the Palestinian Authority could conduct an effective anti-terror campaign and carry out real reform is an illusion so long as Arafat is in power. Arab leaders do not have real leverage on Arafat, who is empowered by the continuous stream of TV coverage of events, and Arafat's ability to stir the Arab street gives him considerable leverage upon them. Moreover, the Saudi plan is the old Arab position in an extreme version, avoiding recognition of Israel as a Jewish state; its adoption by the international community would be a reward to terror.