You cannot change an elephant into a lion by sending it a letter. It could not be clearer that the P.L.O. hierarchy, including Fatah and its associated parties, as well as its creatures in the occupied territories and elsewhere, should step aside. No leadership can expect forever to be in sole control of money and political authority, and to dole these out according to its whims. Consider, too, the information policies of this leadership. Jordan and Lebanon the full truth about the present situation.
Nothing is said.
No one seems to know. I have little doubt that despite the present impasse the P.L.O. will make a security agreement with Israel, on Israeli terms of course. After that the present P.L.O. leadership can have very little to say and even less to offer. Palestinians should thank the men in Tunis for their past contributions, but we should then take the next logical step and demand that they resign. Their apex was the Declaration of Principles, which, whether we like it or not, is their legacy to us.