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Source: http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2939581
Lawless in Gaza
(Economist-UK) Ten years after returning in triumph from exile to take charge of a newly formed interim Palestinian Authority, Arafat is feeling the wrath of his own people, who have become increasingly frustrated at the corruption, nepotism, and sheer uselessness of his crumbling regime. The internecine violence in Gaza and the growing splits within the Palestinian leadership threaten to undermine any propaganda gains from the ICJ ruling.