The Independent - London, May 17th, 2002
THE MIDDLE-AGED Palestinian sat in his grubby office, a little more paunchy since the days 20 years ago when Beirut was surrounded by Ariel Sharon's army, but as scornful as ever of Yasser Arafat.
"What did he think he was doing, letting the Israelis send those 13 men away into exile?" he shouted. "Was that just a deal to get him out of Ramallah? Didn't Arafat realise what a precedent this has set? Next time, the Israelis will want to send 30 into exile, then 300..."
Derision and mockery is everywhere for Mr Arafat in the Arab world. Among the Palestinian refugees of Lebanon, among the Gulf ...
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