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Quote by: bishop check the article i linked.
the best point made in that article was that israel's response to abbas's statement was to put its gaza operations on hold - to give abbas a chance to do something. |
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Quote by: from the NYTimes Zalman Shoval, an adviser to Mr. Sharon, described Mr. Abbas's move "as a small, but positive sign."
Israel did not lift its threat of a possible large-scale incursion into Gaza, but any such offensive appeared to bewaiting, at least for now, according to Israeli media reports.] |
In the Times article, I do not see where an actual order has been given by the Israelis. I do not trust Sharon to do anything sensible, but I have the same hopes you do. I have long thought that both sides were locked in their rage and not thinking clearly. Indeed, I can't imagine how anyone could in their circumstances. Yet, today Abbas seems to be the better statesman with Sharon seemingly locked into his tough guy posture. I hope Abbas can stay alive. It is scary to pin ones hopes on a single person and a person who has lived in the enemy camp. But here it is Israel with all it's political, military and economic power must wait upon the Palestinians to sort themselves out. Now is surely the time for prayr.
Melvyn Polatchek