Arafat is now between the devil and the deep blue sea. If he denounces the terrorist homicide bombers, in Arabic of course, his own people will do the whacking, and blame it on the Jews of course. If he does not, the Jews will do the whacking after finally being given the green light from Powell. It's a lose lose situation for Yassir. However don't expect the bombings to end with Arafats demise, more likely they will increase, at least for a time.
After all, he's playing them all for suckers whilst giving them naught but despair and squalor in return for their children. Methinks that, should they ever wake up in his lifetime, what they do to him wouldn't be wished on an egg-sucking dog.
What noone seems to get is it does not matter if he renounces terror, in Arabic, or English. If he does say it, the Palies will envision him saying it while winking at them. Actions, not words will clean out this cesspool.