After Latest Bombing, Israelis Want Arafat Stripped of Powers

The implication is that Israel was just fine and dandy with Arafat exercising control before the latest atrocity; this is obviously not true. But I don't know if it's been an official government position that Arafat's removal (to a ceremonial position, or to one in a different country or sphere of existence) was necessary... The best part of the story is the Palestinian Authority's denial that it knew of the attack in advance. This is important because normally they don't deny knowledge. The way I see it, this is a tacit admission that Arafat, or his underlings, usually do know about homicide bombings in advance, but that this one came as a surprise.