On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Brad DeLong wrote:
> >And he was in the process of doing
> >just that, and getting positive feedback, when Ariel Sharon marched onto
> >the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif with between 1000 and 2000 armed
> >retainers. *That's* what ended negotiations.
<snip>
> But how is it that a visit of one man to one historical/religious site
> can destroy negotiations "in process"--if those negotiations are real?
1000 to 2000 armed retainers are not one man.
And you're right about the real part -- if Barak had intended to continue negotiating, he wouldn't have let Sharon do it.
Michael
__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com