"By demanding that the Palestinians essentially replace Yasser Arafat, Washington has substantially improved Arafat's position. Anyone within the Palestinian community who now demands Arafat's resignation is open to the charge of collaborating with the Americans. The United States is aware of the consequences of its demand. By making reform and new leadership prerequisites for further American participation in a peace process, the United States has created the framework for its withdrawal from that process." The Strategy behind the Bush Mid-East Plan | 
