The turnabout occurred at Netzarim

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The turnabout occurred at Netzarim

By Aluf Benn



Even close associates of Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon say that his sudden burst of activity over
the last few days portends his awakening from the
hibernation into which he sunk at the end of the
summer. Suddenly, Sharon is making the decisions
that have piled up on his desk, touring Israel
Defense Forces positions and declaring a new
policy of "unilateral measures" in the
territories, including vague hints of evacuating
settlements.



It is too early to know what,
if anything, will come of all
this, but about one thing,
there should be no mistake:
Sharon's vague statements
reflect a turnabout in his
positions. Only a month ago,
he declared in a television
interview with Udi Segal that
he rejects unilateral

measures - but now he has placed them at the
forefront of his policy. In the past, Sharon
had avoided the zigzags that characterized his
predecessors, demonstrating an impressive
consistency in his approach to the struggle
with the Palestinians, even in the face of
terror attacks and domestic and international
criticism.

What happened to the prime minister? His return
to an active role highlights the depths of his
previous seclusion, whose reasons are unclear -
whether the pressures of the police
investigations, tiredness and depression,
natural passivity, or, as his aides say, "a
gradual process of thinking and formulating in
the ivory tower of his ranch."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/365602.html

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