After Arafat
There is little to suggest Sharon will seize this chance.

Nor that the Yankees will pressurize him to seize this chance.

Let´s be frank. There´s probably no chance of a lasting and just peace until on the Israeli side the funerals of not only Ariel Sharon, but also Benjamin Netanyahu have been kept. After Netanyahu has been also removed from the scene along with Israel´s very own Jabba the Hutt, there´s a chance for a moderate leadership to emerge in Israel, but not before, I fear. At least that´s what polls in Israel are telling us.