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...fact that they were made at a moment when there is no peace "process" to speak of, and the "road map" is entirely hypothetical. The only negotiations that went into Sharon's plan, and its endorsement by the Bush administration, have occurred within the ranks of Israel's ruling Likud party, and between it and the Bush administration. Arab leaders have been informed by Washington of Israel's plans, and asked to help out or told of their "responsibilities," but their objections have been largely ignored. And the Palestinian leadership has been entirely excluded, the Bush administration having long...
...that alliance that looks most likely to fill the political vacuum in Gaza once the Israelis withdraw. It is the prospect of the green and white banners of Hamas being hoisted over the vacated settlements of Gaza that has the hawkish faction of Sharon's own Likud party warning that withdrawal will be claimed by Palestinians as a victory for terrorism, and that like Israel's unilateral pullout from Lebanon in 2000, the result will be to encourage further violence...
Sharon is determined to seize back the initiative from his critics by pressing forward with his disengagement plan. He surprised Likud Party members last week by announcing that he will ask them to vote on his plan next month. He hopes to ratchet up pressure on right-wing members of the Knesset, who oppose any abandonment of settlements in the occupied territories, to go along with the plan to withdraw from Gaza, which enjoys the support of most grass-roots Likud members and a majority of Israeli voters. Sharon aims to bypass his political opponents by appealing to a broader...
...Nevertheless, like the Likud in Israel, the BJP embraces a wide spectrum of right-wing opinion, ranging from mildly conservative free marketeers to raving ultra-nationalists and religious radicals. For now, the moderates?led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Finance Minister Jaswant Singh?are firmly in the driving seat, and the clear popularity of their policies has strengthened their hand. But far more extreme figures are waiting for their moment...
...course! This is a no-brainer. But the fools now running U.S. foreign policy will no doubt find a way to screw up this opportunity, too. The perception that U.S. policy in the Mideast is largely directed by Ariel Sharon and the Likud party of Israel is unfortunately gaining credibility. Richard Polese Santa...