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US eyes next generation of Mideast leaders
US officials quietly probe moderates beyond Arafat and Sharon as candidates like Israeli Ben Eliezer and Palestinian Qureia gain attention. Powell avoids meeting Arafat but meets Qureia. Abbas and Mahmud Abbas are positioned to succeed. Security leaders Rajoub and Dahlan reshaped roles amid talks, while Barghouti is floated as a possible successor.
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Mideast
Bush
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Ahmed ‘Qurein
Arafat
Sharon
State Department
Gregg Sullivan
Ipartial
Ben-Eliezer
Washington
Colin Powell
Qurena
Oslo
Qureia
Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Israel
East Jerusalem
Jibril Rajoub
West Bank
Mohammed Dahlan
Gaza
Dahlan
Camp David
Ben- Eliezer
CIA
George Tenet
Id US
Anthony Zinni
United States
Rajoub
Ben Eliezer
National Unity Coali
Tion
Benjamin Netanyahu
Congress
David Makovsky
Washington Institute For Near East
Makovsky
Marwan Barghouti