Arafat is "officially" dead, Now What?

With Arafat's death comes new hope for fresh PLO leadership that can negotiate peace with Israel and establish statehood for the Palestinian people. But there is little likelihood of that happening. Lately the PLO has been politically impotent. Israel, ironically in retribution for Hamas attacks, has controlled PLO movement for the last 3 years. This has given Hamas leadership the latitude to recruit heavily amongst young Palestinians. Although the PLO will nominate a new leader it is highly improbable that leader will have similar support to Arafat.

To understand better the Palestinian plight watch James Miller's documentary "Death in Gaza". Miller was shot and killed while shooting this documentary, it really is a great testament to his career.