[yonif]

While one official said Abbas resigned in order to bring massive international pressure on Arafat to take him back and give him real power, other officials said it was a tactical move to get Israel and the US to reduce pressure on Abbas to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.

"This is the only first scene in the first play," one official in the Prime Minister's Office said. "It is a show. They are trying to show the Americans they are having all kinds of problems, and that they need more time to get organized."

EXACTLY

[SandRat]

One senior diplomatic official said if Abbas does indeed leave the scene, he will be taking the road map with him since Israel signed on to this plan with the understanding that Abbas would be the partner, not Arafat. Israel will not proceed with the road map if Arafat or someone doing his bidding is calling the PA's shots, the official said.

Looks more to me that the Road Map and Abbas were the equivalent of the 7th time the Armies under Joshua marched around Jericho. The Abbas departure ends that 7th March. The Torah and the Old Testament tell us what happened next. I suspect that the Judeo/Christian history will once again be repeated.

[Wild Thing]

I agree with you Yoni! EXACTLY !

Wild Thing