>>What would it take? Accepting the agreement that Barak proposed
>>Unfortunately, it is now too late for the PLO to accept the proposal
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>So bascially, it is a tautology that you will never (ever) be able to see Arafat for something other than what you orginally pegged him as, even if he deserved it then and does not deserve it now.
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>Mark, thank you. You beautifully illustrated the point I was trying to make.

A misguided point. A good faith negotiator would have accepted an agreement that provided 99% of what was being asked. Hell, 50% is even acceptable to most negotiations. I can't believe you still think Arafat is negotiating in good faith for peace after rejecting that kind of proposal. If he were to step up and admit not accepting the proposal was a mistake and make a reasonable counter proposal, then I would start to believe differently, and then only if he started prosecuting his followers for terrorism and violence. Then again it is impossible to prosecute cowardly, suicide bombers.