Abstract
The Israeli cabinet's decision in principle to 'remove' Palestinian Authority (PA) President Yasser Arafat marked the latest crisis to hit a peace process that was already reeling from the breakdown of the Palestinian ceasefire – a development that on 6 September had led to the resignation of Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) as Palestinian prime minister. The interlocutor preferred by the US and Israel in their attempts to undercut the entrenched Arafat, with whom he competed for power, Abbas was quickly replaced by Ahmad Qurei (Abu Ala). Abbas's departure has dealt a further blow to hopes that progress can be made on the US-sponsored 'Roadmap' and increased Israeli frustration with Arafat. But Arafat's forcible removal would only magnify the current crisis, rather than create conditions for its resolution.
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