In another sign of the resurgent Arafat, Saeb Erakat is back in charge of negotiations for the PA. Erakat was Yassir's point man for the tuff talk through the last few rounds of peace patter, but was seemingly marginalized during the ascendancy of Abbas. Comfortable with CNN and AL Jazerra, Erakat never really left the inner circle, just the limelight. The limelight has now returned.