This policy has deeply divided Israel: the settlers – mostly, but not exclusively religious – feel betrayed by Sharon, “The Father of the Settlements.” It is now the Israeli left that, however reluctantly, realizes that Sharon’s new pragmatism may be the first step in the right direction.
这一政策使以色列出现了深刻的分化：定居者们-大多但不完全是教徒-感到被“定居点之父”，沙龙背叛。直到现在，以色列的左翼，不论有多勉强，才认识到沙龙的新实用主义可能是通往正确方向的第一步。正如戴高乐之于阿尔及利亚，沙龙对以色列的政治重新洗牌。