Ze'ev Schiff has an article on the current Israeli/Palestinian crisis in today's Haaretz which is well worth reading. Once again, too, we see the imporance of timing in Hamas's terror strategy. This wave follows the publication of the "road map." Last year's Seder massacre came when Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah produced his peace plan for the Arab League. The whole current Intifada started when Barak was offering Arafat pretty much everything he wanted. You get the idea. I think in order to make progress, someone's going to have to cut the IRG/Hamas-Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade link through Hizbullah.