Althogh Ariel Sharon's triumphant bounce back to the prime minister's office has been mildly deflated by tales of financial sleaze, Israeli voters are all set to re-elect him on January 28th. And they will do so largely because of his stand on Palestinian issues, even though most of them support the Palestinian policy of his challenger, Amram Mitzna. Paradoxical? Yes, but par for the course of an interminable Israeli-Palestinian catalogue of muddle, paradox and wasted opportunity.
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