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Jewish World Review July 22, 2004 / 4 Menachem-Av, 5764 West Bank and Gaza Arabs fearing what life will be like after Israel leaves By Frida Ghitis http://www.jewishworldreview.com | Yasser Arafat's supporters would surely like to blame Israel for the growing chaos that threatens to spark a civil war in the Palestinian territories. Anarchy and open warfare, however, are the last thing that Israel wants at its doorstep after a promised pullout from Gaza. The situation in Gaza boiled over last weekend, when militants protesting Arafat's rule carried out three separate kidnappings of Palestinian Authority officials and foreign-aid workers. All were released, but the chaos persisted. Angry men set PA headquarters on fire, and disturbances left 18 people injured. Arafat's efforts to douse the anger only fueled its flames. When he appointed his cousin to take over security in Gaza, the protests grew louder, and his prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, resigned in frustration. To many in Israel, the sight of Palestinians fighting among themselves and repeating accusations that Israel has long made against Arafat brought a sense of relief and vindication. But thoughtful Israelis know that the Palestinian infighting is fraught with peril for them. As one of Arafat's harshest Palestinian critics put it, ''We will either gain independence or become Somalia.'' The Israeli government has decided that it wants to move out of Gaza, but Israel does not want Somalia as a neighbor. For years, Israel has charged that Arafat runs an administration ruled by corruption, cronyism and support for terrorism. Arafat's response has been to point to Israel's excesses in the occupied territories. With Israeli soldiers manning checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza, the people found it easy to turn their anger and frustration on Israel. This time, however, efforts to shift his critics' attention toward the outside enemy are proving more difficult. Much as they hate to admit it, some of Israel's critics — when talking about Arafat — sound as if they were reading Israeli government statements. Qureia, now apparently agreeing to stay on the job after all (if only for awhile), accused Arafat of not giving him any real authority. The urgent need to streamline Palestinian security forces now appears clear to everyone, not just to Israel. Ahmad Al-Rabi, an Arab newspaper columnist, recently called for Arafat to resign, pointing to the 12 separate security services under him. If Arafat had 40 people he wanted to give a little kingdom to, Rabi argued, he would create 40 Palestinian security services. A long-time supporter of the Palestinians, the U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larson, charged Arafat with failing to make needed reforms and taking no action to stop terrorism. Arafat now bans him from Palestinian territories. Arafat has long stood as the undisputed symbol of the Palestinians' aspirations. He has carried out the functions of a national icon quite successfully. But, a decade after returning from exile, his reputation in the Arab world has changed. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry his familiar picture, the scruffy beard and the kaffiyeh, in honor of what he represents. In private conversations with Arabs throughout the Middle East, however, a totally different image emerges. Arafat now looks to many much as other Arab dictators do: as a man interested only in preserving his own grip on power, at the expense of his people's best interests. If Arafat fails to implement real reforms, the PA could end up so divided and weak that its principal adversary, the Islamic extremist organization Hamas, will emerge as the dominant power force in Gaza. Hamas' objective is not the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the occupied territories but rather the elimination of the state of Israel. Israel's charges against Arafat did not matter so much to Palestinians as long as Israel remained the occupying power. When Israel withdraws, however, Palestinians will have to live under their own government. Corrupt rule or Islamic extremism is not what they or Israel want. This time, the interests of Israelis and Palestinians coincide: Neither side will win from chaos or civil war. Both sides will gain if Arafat loosens his grip on power and implements real reforms. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in Washington and in the media consider "must reading." Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here. Frida Ghitis writes about world affairs. Comment by clicking here. © 2004, Frida Ghitis