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...Palestinians view the departure of Ariel Sharon from the political stage...
...Palestinian political class fears that the Sharon's departure will not freeze, but will actually kill any hopes for progress toward a peace agreement in the near future. None of the Israeli leaders who could succeed Sharon would have the courage and initiative to take the steps that Sharon has taken, to say "we have to create a Palestinian state" and then set about making that happen. Sharon wasn't popular among the Palestinians, but his leadership is well respected. Sharon promised things that other Israelis did not promise...
...Sharon had a vision, whether we like it or agree with it or not. His decision to withdraw from Gaza was the best example: He left because he saw it as the best political option for Israel, and he had the courage to face down the challenge from the hotheads in his own party and society who labeled him a traitor. This is leadership. A leader is the one who takes unpopular decisions. Who is going to be this kind of leader in Israel after Sharon? No one, as far as I can tell...
Fearing just that, neighbor Sharon Parker had 13 family members huddled in her house. Then, says Parker, 47, "we saw Richard wearing his gear and heading for the water. The kids thought it was hilarious, but we all know that what he did saved our homes." Says Jones: "I just did what I thought needed to be done for my neighbors and my house, and I had the skill and equipment to do it." Jones' home suffered $30,000 in damage and has had to have its roof replaced. Parker says the bravery is typical of Jones, who after...
...royal or a Minnelli. Celebrities can make us pay good money to watch movies based on TV shows we wouldn't watch for free in reruns. They change our clothes and haircuts. They even get us to buy--God help us--puggles. You should be grateful that Sharon Stone and Tom Hanks merely ask you to join the fight against AIDS. They could just as easily command you to build a pair of wings out of newspaper and fly off the roof of your garage...