* The Telegraph reports that Abbas finally ordered Palestinian TV to clean up its act:
On Palestinian television, eulogies to suicide bombers, or ”martyrs,” have given way to ”feel-good” nature programs and romantic films. Instead of referring to ”martyr operations,” suicide bombings are described more neutrally as ”explosions.”
* In a JPost op-ed, Gerald Steinberg is not so enthusiastic about the prisoner releases: ‘We’ve seen this movie before’
* In The New Republic, Michael Oren says Sharon’s moves shouldn’t surprise anyone, as he’s always been a ‘pragmatic’ Mapainik at heart.
* In a JCPA brief, Lt. Col. Jonathan D. Halevi examines ‘The Palestinian “Temporary Cease-Fire”: Israel’s Political Risks and Opportunities with the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit between Prime Minister Sharon and Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen)’
