Sharon needs Arafat. It was explained in Haaretz yesterday and I should have linked it.

As long as Arafat is around, Sharon need not talk to Palestinians and just keep killing and robbing them of dignity, livelihood, and land. The best thing for some Palestinian to do would be to knock off Arafat.

Barghouti is the back up for Arafat in case someone does take out Arafat.

Sharon was not born yesterday.