Who is it harder to get to a table with Sharon? The Arabs, or Freidman?
Friedman, I think.
Tom, two little points that I think should be obvious to you, of all people. A) Last summer Israel didn't have the Security Fence built (or mostly), suicide attacks were surging and Pal support for them too, so B) a Gaza withdrawal would have been out-and-out victory for terror, instead of what I must admit is an ambiguous victory now (at least the Pals seem genuinely unhappy enough over the Fence not to gloat).
And Tom, could you explain to us how releasing even more than the few hundred prisoners that Sharon released (he wasn't required to release any by the Roadmap, btw. But you knew that), or withdrawing from Gaza (ditto), would have changed the reactions of Hamas and Arafat in the slightest?
It's always the fault of something an Israeli does. Always, always, always.
At least calling the bluff of the Arab leaders is good. Then we can see how it will be Sharon's fault when they don't respond. |
