THIS AGAIN? Israeli troops are surounding Arafat's offices in Ramallah again.
I hope the Israelis aren't going to surround his offices and hope Arafat surrenders, or drops dead of a heart attack, or that the U.N. will pass a resolution allowing his exile. The lesson of his last siege, I think, is that if you're going to go after the guy, don't flinch. Otherwise, don't bother with him; just concentrate on actions which may actually have a practical impact - i.e., killing and arresting terrorists. Don't make the guy a martyr again unless you're willing to go all the way.
I still have a fantasy of missiles simultaneously going through the windows of Arafat, Sheik Yassin and the head of Hizbullah. (If that's the plan, perhaps the Israelis should wait for some "peace advocates" to rejoin Arafat and share his fate.)