Bush's speech is supported immediately by a…

Bush's speech is supported immediately by a joint Israeli-American statement insisting on reform of Palestinian political, financial, and military institutions.

"Reform" is seen, at least partly, as a euphemism for sidelining Arafat.

From the Israeli perspective, another key demand is reform of the Palestinian security services, in the hope that once this reform has been implemented, the Palestinians will be able to control terrorist attacks.

The demands for reform and Israel's tightening military grip on the Palestinian territories spark a debate among leading Palestinian politicians and intellectuals on whether violence is serving their cause.