Israel is [now] expecting a generation shift in its upper echelons. Sharon was hospitalized at a time when his standing at home and abroad was at a peak, following the successful implementation of the disengagement plan.... A change in leadership will turn Israeli politics into a giant riddle....

With all due caution, it appears as though the era of Sharon leading Israel has reached its tragic end.

If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true God promised it to us, but how could that interest them? Our God is not theirs. There has been Anti - Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault ? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?

We are worried about this because it's not a good time to start relations with Israel,

Israel is not the 'bad cop' of the region that every time there is a problem, Israel has to solve it. It's not exclusively the problem of Israel and it's not a problem that requires a solution that is 'made in Israel.

No, I do not have dual citizenship with Israel. I'm an American.