I think you are correct about Bush's duplicity: It is by design.

Hey if their going to accuse you of it anyway, why not use it to your advantage. We owe them nothing. Use every tool in the toolbox to get strategic advantage.

Isreal knows this and does it well: Isreal is betting that the Arab States will not come to Arafat's defense because the Arabs are afraid (correctly so) that the United States is primed for war after 9/11. Isreal is using the situation to their advantage. I can't blame them. In fact I support them in their effort.

What comes around goes around...The Palestinians were dancing in the streets on 9/11. They failed to realize that the moment the first plane hit the World Trade Center, they were farther from getting what they want than they have been in the last 50 years. Thier support of terrorists has stangled their position to negotiate.

If Arafat was smart he would curse Bin Ladin on World television. Bin Ladin gave the Israeli's the cover they needed to go after Arafat's terror network.