> From: Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO
> 
> Then whom do you suggest Israel should be negotiating with, 
> if they should not be negotiating with Arafat?
> 
In my mind, that is sort of the point.  There really isn't anyone to
negotiate with, so how can negotiation solve this conflict?  Arafat has
increasingly shown that negotiating with him does no good.  He cannot or
will not control those who are carrying out these attacks.  I think focusing
on Arafat is doing more harm than good, at this point.  Perhaps if the focus
shifted away from Arafat, someone else would emerge who could do more good.
Maybe that won't happen but things couldn't get much worse, could they?

  - John H

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