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| Sunday, 18 July 2004 |
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Signs of a new coalition in Tel Aviv by P. Muthiah Hawks and Doves of Israel are sitting together today to forge a national government. Bulldozer Sharon, and Nobel peace laurette Shimon Peres who initiated peace deal with Palestinians, are to discuss the formation of a coalition government in Tel Aviv. Aerial Sharon lost his majority in the Knesset as one his coalition partners rejected the disengagement in Gaza and left the government. Apart from Sharon's likes and dislikes,he has left with only two options, either to dissolve parliament or to forge an alliance with other parties, to save his premiership. Sharon faced a tough time within seven days since he had to meet three no-confidence motions in a week. He had also faced the the ruling of International Court of Justice that Israel had to dismantle the barrier that will stretch some 600 kilometres. The important decision of the Court is that the barrier seriously impeded Palestinian rights to self-rule. The Court's ruling was the result of UN General Assembly resolution adopted in December last year. However, as usual practice, Sharon has defied the opinion of fifteen judges. US Support Fearing of a sanction against Israel at the UN General Assembly, Sharon sought the United States intervention at the Security Council. He has requested the US to prevent any UN resoluton against Israel at the Council. The United States always stood with Israel at the Security Council and vetoed resolutions against Tel Aviv 38 times since 1972. It is obvious from the statement of the United States, that this issue of the barrier should be solved through the "Road Map" negotiations,clearly demonstrates that it will use its veto if this question is raised at the Security Council. It was Sharon who started the Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank since March 2001. Sharon was able to sell his Gaza policy after Elliot Abrams took over Middle East portfolio at the White House. According to Gaza policy, Israel ruled out the return of refugees and decided to annex parts of the EWest Bank in perpetuity. Palestinians say the disengagement of Israel from 21 settlements in Gaza is a farce. In this circumstance, one of the conditions Labour Party leader Shimon Peres put forward to join the government is the faster pull out off Gaza and hold talks with the Palesitinians, which is said to have been accepted by Sharon. But it is the reality that no peace would dawn unless the Jewish state withdraw from the occupied areas of Gaza and West Bank and allow the Palestinians to establish their own state. |
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