(New York Sun) Benny Avni - Back in September 2000, Prime Minister Sharon explained to me during a long phone conversation why he planned to visit the Temple Mount. Sharon returned again and again to the point that no Jew should ever be barred from visiting any area of Jerusalem. Sharon's philosophy was informed by the notion that facts Israelis create on the ground are much more significant than any international agreement or meaningless pacts. As long as Israel did what was right for itself, he believed, the rest would fall into place. Sharon knew that peace could not be achieved with the current Palestinian Arabs' leadership and that nothing was more deadly than endless negotiations with it.
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