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...shock and uncertainty that accompanied Sharon's exit from public life. As Israelis monitored the Prime Minister's condition around the clock, they knew they were witnessing the end of an era?and, perhaps, the vanishing of the country's best hope for a durable settlement of the Palestinian dispute. At 77, Sharon was among the few surviving leaders with links to Israel's founding fathers. Sharon's credentials as an uncompromising hawk meant the public trusted him to make painful concessions for peace, even if "peace" for him involved imposing territorial boundaries without the negotiated assent of the Palestinians...
...political heir, such as seeking endorsement from the prime minister's sons. Olmert also sought to demonstrate continuity on Thursday first by convening a cabinet meeting in which Sharon's chair was left vacant, and then by receiving briefings from the heads of Israel's security services and calling Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to apprise him of developments in Israel. Israelis can expect to see a lot of Olmert conferring with military chiefs in the weeks ahead, in the hope of demonstrating a firm grasp on defense matters...
...exclusive report on Steven Spielberg's new film, Munich, generated some unease: Was the director granting too much humanity to the Palestinian terrorists who murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics? But Spielberg fans eagerly anticipated the filmmaker's take on an emotionally charged subject Your cover story on Steven Spielberg's new movie, Munich, described the film as "so sensitive it was kept under wraps" [Dec. 12]. What's so sensitive? The terrorist massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics and Israel's response were credibly addressed in the 1986 movie Sword of Gideon. Still...
...percent of voters will go to the polls to punish Fatah, probably by voting for Hamas and independents; 15 percent of voters will turn out to express support for Fatah; and the remaining 40 percent of voters will stay at home, because they have become very pessimistic about Palestinian politics in the face of so much violent chaos in the West Bank and Gaza...
...Unlikely. With Hamas occupying a large number of seats, the Palestinian government that emerges from an election will be paralyzed in dealing with Israel. That's why Abbas is deeply depressed, according to sources close to him. He has disappointed the Americans and Israelis, and even on the Palestinian side he feels that everybody is against him. That is why he keeps repeating his threat to resign...