Arafat's Endgame.

Nothing symbolizes the steady erosion of Yasir Arafat's power better than his crumbling headquarters in Ramallah, known as the Muqataa. Ravaged three times by Israeli tanks and bulldozers, the compound, which housed British officers in the last century, and later the Israeli Army, now looks like a dumping ground, with its broken buildings and crushed cars. Arafat's elite Force 17 guards live in a wobbly structure stripped entirely of its outer wall. His kitchen staff and caretakers sleep up to 20 in a room because their previous accommodations, in another building, were destroyed. Even Arafat's own third-floor office and sleeping quarters were damaged in an Israeli ...