Sharon embodied a new national consensus, accepted by at least two-thirds of the population, that reflects deep-seated changes in the country and its situation. From the left comes the idea that, in return for full peace, Israel is ready to withdraw from most of the territory captured in 1967 and accept a Palestinian state.
更为重要的是，政治前线中的连续性可能会延伸到战略和政策上来。沙龙代表了一个新的全国性一致意见。人口中至少三分之二接受这一一致意见，反映的是国家及其形势中深刻的变革。左翼主张，为了换取全面和平，以色列愿意从1967年占领领土的绝大部分撤军并接受巴勒斯坦国。右翼的一致观点是，目前，巴勒斯坦并非是真正和平的伙伴。