Monthly Archives: April 2004

A Dispassionate View of The Sharon Plan: From Disengagement to Retreat

The Sharon Plan will be voted on in an unprecedented referendum which will take place among the 200,00 members of the Likud Party in Israel this coming Sunday. This is not just an internal party...

Hijacking Israeli Democracy; Ethnic Cleansing, The Spin

April 13th, 2004: Ariel Sharon Hijacks Israeli Democracy to the Oval Office In a democratic system, if a head of state's foreign policy initiative is rejected by his cabinet, government, legislature, and the political party of...

Bush’s Letter to Sharon: With Commentary in Brackets

April 14, 2004 His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Dear Mr. Prime Minister: Thank you for your letter setting out your disengagement plan. The United States remains hopeful and determined to find a way forward toward...

The Text of the Sharon Retreat Plan: With Commentary in Brackets

Disengagement Plan - General Outline (18/04/2004) 1. General Israel is committed to the peace process and aspires to reach an agreed resolution of the conflict on the basis of the principle of two states for two...