Hanan Ashwari: ‘It’s time for U.S. to broker Mideast peace’. ‘(The) longtime Palestinian leader and spokesperson for Yasser Arafat called Monday on the United States to immediately broker a peace settlement between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Asserting that the unresolved plight of the Palestinians was “one of the major causes of extremism in the world,” she asked, “How do we move beyond the pain of the moment towards an American involvement that is positively intrusive?” (She also) ‘… tells Osama bin Laden he does “not have the right to use” the Palestinian plight “for your ends.” ‘ Salon