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I believe Arafat will outlast Sharon politically.

Probably.

Eventually Sharon will loose an election

Sharon is in trouble now.

Arafat is in for life

Christian Arabs have nowhere lese to go.

It's the difference between a democratically elected politician and
a
tyrant...

Not exactly.

Surely that's pretty much the textbook definition of the difference
between
the two...?!

That would depend on who's textbook you read. Arafat has no problem
winning
elections

Heck, neither did Saddam Hussien. What's your point? Dictators win elections
not because they are loved but because people don't want to disappear.

and Sharon is about all done. Where else do you think Christian
Arabs have to go?

Well, plenty are Israeli citizens.

Israel has plenty of options other than Sharon.

True, but you will notice things seem to happen to people, like the
Palestinian Prime Minister a while back, who begin to be seen as
alternatives to Arafat.

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