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Well, not exactly. There are five, maybe, seven people in contention to replace Arafat. Some appear to be very much stronger than the others but there are still outside influences that will weigh. Arafat hasn't, himself, named his replacement. Arafat's money has not been turned over to anyone yet. The Jordanians, the Syrians, the Saudis have not yet indicated who they want.

The really neat part about this is that one of the top seven candidates has been working for the Mossad for years. I am not at liberty to identify him at this time but he is the one who indirectly, not directly, helped rig the compound so that Arafat would get sick and stay sick. The malady appears to have been reversed in France but may have progressed too far and Arafat may be a goner and the true cause may never be known.

So, the next Palestinian leader may, like Kerry, be working for the other side.

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CNN:

But sources close to the Palestinian leadership said Qorei and Abbas have come to an agreement for Abbas to become leader in the event that Arafat dies or is incapacitated.

Abbas would be chairman of the PLO and the Fatah organization, and Qorei would be in charge of the Palestinian Authority and security services, the sources said.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/30/arafat.health/index.html