JerusalemAriel Sharon appears determined to wreak havoc on the Palestinian Authority. Events in December suggest that the Israeli prime ministers strategy may be to unseat Yasser Arafat in the hope of precipitating an inner Palestinian conflict, perhaps even a civil war. Israel, so the twisted logic goes, can then help set up a puppet government while changing the West Banks… return to article
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