There's a lot of hype floating around about the "historic" nature of today's utterly predictable Knesset vote in favor of disengagement. But Ariel Sharon's loyal mouthpiece was most anxious to play down its significance and, in the aftermath, some (not so) new challenges have arisen. Sharon has, of course, elected to fire yet two more members of his cabinet for exercising their own judgment.
David Horovitz, the new editor of the Jerusalem Post, has published a very thoughtful analysis of the significance of today's events. I'm pleasantly surprised.
