Sharon on Arafat

Sharon said today that he told Bush - and that Bush understood - that he will no longer stand by his pledge not to extend the targeted assassinations to Yassir Arafat.

I expect that unless there's a reversal in the next several days, we'll see at least a serious attempt Arafat's life, if not a successful assassination. And I'm very, very afraid of what that will mean, considering events since 2001 (and even before). That single event could ultimately become the most disastrous attack yet in terms of the future of the Middle East. I think it will ultimately hurt the people of Israel far more than Sharon could even begin to believe it will help.