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To: zonder who wrote (18640)	12/27/2002 1:17:01 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

In the year 2002, he has made more declarations than I can remember against a Palestinian state. Wasn't it Likud, by the way, who passed a resolution in May 2002 that they would "never" agree to the creation of a Palestinian state? Put yourself in the Palestinians' shoes for one minute. No, he hasn't. What Sharon has been against is delivering a state on a timetable (as the US State Dept prefers), without performance conditions, during an active terrorist campaign. Sharon has come out against the Likud party position and prefers to run a unity government. He has announced his intention to form a unity government with Mitzna if possible. If you want to hear how unhappy the Israeli Right is with Sharon's positions, check out debka: Sharon’s Palestinian speech may backfire debka.com debka is now saying that Sharon is engaged in secret talks with Arafat via Abu Mazen, btw. I have no idea what this is about. Let's put it as simply as possible. The Palestinians don't have to stop terrorism for a minute (recall that the Israeli demand was for a cease-fire, not a total surrender). They don't have to reform their government, either. But the Israelis don't have to stop fighting or negotiate with Arafat again, either.