While a tactical Israeli victory the Battle of Karameh, for evil and morally ambiguous, launched Yasser Arafat on his career to become leader of the PLO. If Arafat dies in the battle, and someone else takes over Fatah, what happens to the PLO and to Palestinian nationalism's more militarized nature? Would someone actually competent take over? I can't see Shuqeri's transparent puppet movement lasting forever, but without Arafat, who is likely to succeed and replace him?