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...Israeli PM Ariel Sharon had the lights in his home turned off because...
...Soon after the Hamas attack, Israel launched its biggest incursion into Palestinian-controlled territory, taking over for a day a swath of Beit Hanoun, a town in the Gaza Strip from which the mortars had been fired. Inside his Cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced criticism that he moved into Beit Hanoun without consulting other ministers. "No, no, we couldn't convene the Cabinet," Sharon said, brushing aside the critics. "I phoned a few ministers though." Sharon didn't phone his Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres, until the operation was under way. Bypassing the elder statesman left Sharon diplomatically exposed...
...their commanders vowing that they could stay for months. Then Colin Powell spoke, condemning the Israeli reaction to a Palestinian provocation as "excessive and disproportionate" - and within hours the Israelis had retreated. Asked whether the U.S. criticism has influenced the decision, Dore Gold, an adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, told CNN, "We pay very close attention to statements made by the United States and they're very important to us." Other Israeli leaders said the retreat had been ordered even before the U.S. statement, but the impression remained that Washington had cried foul, and Israel had retreated...
...Branegan: I think the Israelis had for a while now been pushing the edge of the envelope as to what would be acceptable to Washington, and when they went into Gaza they finally found out where it is. Powell's response has given Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a pretty good idea of where the U.S. draws the line. Washington has in the past criticized some actions of the Sharon government, such as its announcement that it plans to expand settlements in the West Bank, but for the most part Sharon has had a pretty free ride and warm reception. That...
TIME.com: With Ariel Sharon ratcheting up the military pressure on the Syrians and Palestinians, are there any signs of dissent from the Labor party members of his unity government...