Israel
and Palestinian failure to reach an agreement even with the heavy pressure of
Clinton bodes badly for the future. With the massive numbers of weapons +
Palestinian Police; if Arafat follows through with a declaration of Palestinian
independence, a great bloodletting could ensue. I have that feeling that that might finally provoke the Israeli’s
into wholesale expulsions of their Arabs. Ultimately, America will be the
target for Arab rage that results. Clinton put the blame for the collapse of
talks squarely on Arafat (whose being feted with such congratulatory passion at
his failure was contemptible) + sent an unambiguous message in talking about
moving the embassy to Jerusalem. A recent article claims some Palestinian Arabs
actually prefer Israeli rule to the PLO’s: because of Israeli social +
financial benefits and endemic PLO corruption and arbitrariness.