:Archives (June 23, 2003)

Monday June 23

A Defiant Sharon

Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reversed his pledge and is now exhorting Israellis to build new settlements in the occupied territories. sharon.jpg I asked just one month ago whether Sharon's acceptance of the US "Roadmap" and denouncement of Israeli "occupation"of the West Bank signaled a new perspective on peace in the Middle East. It took just the blink of an eye -- and a dozen more Palestinian suicide bombers -- for an answer to arrive.

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