Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 11:37 AM
Political Earthquakes in Israel…
Two weeks ago, in a move that shook the world and registered at least a 9 on the political Richter scale, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon abandoned the ruling right-wing Likud Party - which he helped found over 30 years ago - and formed a new centrist party called Kadima!
Then, last week, in an equally earth-shattering move, his erstwhile nemesis, Opposition Leader Shimon Peres, abandoned his left-wing Labour Party and joined Kadima by endorsing Sharon as the man best suited to lead Israel to a peaceful coexistence with a new Palestinian state and its other Arab neighbours.
And, with these seismic political moves and the recent success of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s shuttle diplomacy, peace in the Middle East has never looked more promising.
Allahu Akbar! Shalom! Hallelujah!
