If, in November, Sharon will see that he can't pass anything, that he is losing every no-confidence vote, that the Knesset is paralyzed and he cannot continue, he could decide to disperse the Knesset,

We cannot hold onto Gaza forever, more than a million Palestinians live there...crowded in refugee camps, poverty and hotbeds of hatred with no hope on the horizon,

We cannot give in on the demand to collect weapons and dismantle the terrorist organizations, but it is clear that this is a more complex process.

Gaza cannot be held on to forever... It is out of strength and not weakness that we are taking this step.