See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2989783.stm for the full text. A state with provisional borders is, whether you think it's a good idea or not, part of the Road Map.

Just imagine if their was one illegal Palestinian settlement near Ben Guirian Airport in Tel Aviv would Israel have tolerate it for a second. Sharon goes accordint to the Jungle rule that is might is right. Well their mightiers countries then Israel who are right on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. U.S,Russia and EU are great examples of Right is might. Time is coming to push Sharons buttons. Dropping him from F-35, without 1.6 billion is a good beggining but the real test is the withholding of loan and aid money to Israel in coordination with the EU,Russia and U.N. That would be decisive economic force.

Mahmoud Abbas is on the right track Mahmoud Abbas is finally realizing the tricks of Sharon and his government, indicating that he would not agree to a temporary Palestinian State. Moreover, Abbas declaration that any deal with Israel would be put to a national referendum is a smart move and a democratic one. The Palestinian people shoudl be the decision makers for their own future. The world shoul respect the will of the people.

At least you didn't accuse Sharon of not following the "Road Map", when it's always been clear that it's been the Palestinians who have no intention of following it.

Palestinians can't figure out how it is that they have to take responsibility for stopping those amongst them who are drawing fire from Israelis even when Israel is making moves toward peace. Who else but Palestinians would think that peace moves are a trap? Better unity without peace, than internecine warfare , with peace following, they think. Those who want peace and to rein in the thugs are too afraid to speak out - it's not they who have the guns and after all, Abbas has made sure of that. Arafat's deputy turns out not to have fallen too far from the tree. All Abbas' words about peace being a "strategic" and not a "tactical" choice have vanished. This is not new - it's a paradigm for all Palestinian concessions to Israel; they can all be undone so easily, and this is proof. I can't think of a single Palestinian concession that still exists without fine print, discussions of "interests", phases, and all kinds of other caveats that blur the edges between Palestine and a Jewish state. Can it be that Palestinians would willingly allow themselves to be vaporized by an Iranian nuclear bomb (Arafat's culture of the "million martyrs"), if only they could be sure that every last Jew would be vaporized with them. What could be more "Palestinian"? After all, they are the only anti-state in the world, defining themselves not by what they are, but what they aren't, by who they hate, and this all feeds into the "culture of martyrdom" and "struggle" that so ignites so many of you and makes you feel so verile. 70 virgins, here you come, and Gaza and Lebanon is your Viagra. I differ with President Bush. Apparently, not all people are ready for a state, and Palestinians are the case in point. Democracy is not just about getting the most votes, it's about being responsible when you've been elected, and being responsible with your vote. It's about joining forces with the majority to build when you can, and reduce destruction when you can't. The election of Abbas and the Gaza withdrawal are the test case, following a failed test case in Lebanon. Palestinian behavior doesn't bode well for the future of peace.