Taking a page out of Israel's book

When Israel undertook Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, one of the things it did that most damaged Yasser Arafat was not killing terrorists or controlling territory but raiding Arafat's Mukhata (picture at top left is from September 2003) - his headquarters - and taking his files and computer disks. Using the files and computer disks, Israel was able to discredit Arafat in the eyes of the