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Thursday, June 05, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:08 AM:
Bush: 'Important Progress' MadeAbbas denounces terrorism, Sharon says settlements to be dismantled
There is some incredibly big stuff going on here and while I don't agree with it all (does anyone?) it sure would be nice to see them actually get somewhere near what's under discussion becoming reality. That said, I remain deeply pessimistic for the long term; Abbas (the Palestinian PM) is going to have to quite firmly thump anyone anywhere associated with anti-Israeli terror in order to send a message that this is no longer a way to make policy, and that requires 1) that he's truly and fully committed to this and, alas, 2) that he's committed to the extent he'll risk a bullet to see the vision become reality. As for Sharon, he truly is doing the "Nixon goes to China" number. If he pulls this off, he'll be a modern day Moses. But... first he has to pull it off.
For those who are wondering about the settlements, I think he is unquestionably doing the right, indeed the only thing, for in getting Israelis out of Palestinian territory, he is disrupting his own citizens and thus making it much more plausible to ask Palestinians to tell their citizens that right of return isn't going to happen.
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