Mr Arafat had also been reluctant to subject himself to criticism from Fatah members opposed to the Oslo process or to allow open debate of contentious issues such as corruption.

• 阿拉法特先生也不愿意使自己遭受抵制奥斯陆和平进程的法塔赫成员的批评，也不允许像腐败这种尖锐问题的公开辩论。