(Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies/Tel Aviv University) - Asher Susser So long as Arafat is not incapacitated, it will be very difficult to sideline him. Abu Mazen is, therefore, unlikely to emerge immediately as a serious rival to the historical Palestinian leader. His appointment is not the end of Arafat by any means, but it may well be the beginning of the end.
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