Passage: They said that both Arafat and Hamas were besieged by Israel, especially the former who had been besieged for three years, but the Palestinians were never in such a crisis like that of today under the leadership of Arafat. Arafat was besieged by Israeli army in his compound in West Bank city of Ramallah in 2002 following his refusal to Israel's demands and his adherence to the Palestinian principles, in particular the Palestinians' claim to Jerusalem.
leadership