Thomas Friedman hadde for et par dager siden en op-ed i New York Times. Har sendt den privat til Hans bl.a. men flere er sikkert interessert, apropos den israelske høyresiden og bosettingspolitikken, og valget senere denne måneden.

«…they want a left-wing surgery to be carried out by a right-wing doctor. The problem is, Sharon won’t carry out that surgery. He is so committed to the settlements that he built, he appears to be paralyzed.»

«As a result of all this, the conflict is entering a terrible new phase: the beginning of the end of the two-state solution. Under Mr. Sharon, the Jewish settlers have expanded existing settlements in the West Bank and also set up scores of illegal ones. The settlers want to ensure either the de facto or de jure Israeli annexation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. And with no credible Arab or Palestinian peace initiative to challenge them, and no pressure from the Bush team, and no Israeli party to implement separation, the settlers are winning by default and inertia. Winning means they are making separation impossible.»