According to a senior military source, not only can the conflict with the Palestinians spark a wider conflict, but Hizbullah is planning to ignite the northern border, since it understands Syria's inexperienced president has refrained from reigning them in. Two people hold matches here. While there has been an increase in chances of a regional conflagration, there is no concrete threat of a war on the horizon. Conflagration, with Syria and Israel being drawn into a war that could spread, is not necessarily inevitable. The potential that it could quickly deteriorate is clear to a lot of people, and it needs to be exposed.
Political action is needed here.
I don't know if it is too late. Speaking before the widespread gun-battles last night, he said that Arafat still hasn't given up on the peace process. Despite the fact that we don't see any signs of ending the violence on the part of the Palestinians, we can still see a situation of returning to the negotiations. But he is now aware that international and Middle East support for him is waning. We have not yet reached the breaking point.