The incident also proved to be the breaking point in mounting Palestinian frustrations with the lack of movement in carrying out the peace accords.
While there is a level of Palestinian frustration that he, as their leader, must acknowledge," an Israeli diplomat said, "there are tacit messages.
The checkpoint is already the source of deep Palestinian frustration and recently seems to have become more permanent with the addition of various concrete blocks to channel traffic.
Palestinian frustration ran high.
"The Attack" is both a plea for peace and a rendering of the Palestinian frustration and fury that this well-heeled Arab-Israeli once managed to ignore.
They knew Palestinian frustration against Arafat had been intensifying for years.
Professor Erakat hinted at an increase in violence resulting from Palestinian frustration.
The move expressed general Palestinian frustration with the peace effort while also locking Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, into a tight, potentially explosive time frame.
He took time today to express sympathy with Palestinian frustrations - though not their tactics.
To the Editor: The recent violence (news article, Nov. 19) is a symptom of Palestinian frustration with the way the peace process is advancing.