So when I ask whether there is an Arab Sharon , I am really asking whether among the Palestinians , Syrians , Lebanese and Saudis -- the key Middle East nations that have still not reconciled with Israel -- there are leaders who are also ready to acknowledge that their lifelong efforts to keep their societies in a state of hostility against Israel , and to demand the right of return of Palestinian refugees to Israel , has been a huge waste and , if not reversed , poses a dire threat to the future of their own societies ?