There's an old saying - "It takes Nixon to go to China," a reference to the fact that hawks and cold warriors often make better peacemakers than do doves, surprising as it may seem.
Ariel Sharon seems to be that kind of a leader. Once thought of by the opposing side as little short of the devil himself, Ariel Sharon has made more concrete gestures towards peaceful coexistence than any Israeli leader of the last thirty years. The Gaza disengagement is the boldest and most courageous move in the Middle East in decades. Its astonishing the Likud party members want to make him pay a price for this - are they not pragmatists?
CTV.ca | Netanyahu launches bid to replace Sharon
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
CTV.ca | Netanyahu launches bid to replace Sharon
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I'm under no illusion about the consequences of Gaza withdrawal. At this point, it is clear that Abbas has no intentions of unravelling terrorist cells. Sharon's motives were probably quite progmatic - to minimize IDF losses in the area.
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