But he doesn't want to hear about resuming the occupation. Nobody in Israel will tolerate sending our soldiers back to Gaza, no way, shape or form. Neither does he want to hear about, for instance, ultimatums regarding the return of the three Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah at the start of the intifada. No ultimatums, no bombing. Hizbullah isn't a government, you can't deal with them that way.
Nobody wants another war in Lebanon.
If they want another one, they'll get it. Yet a national unity government is crucial to Sharon, say his people. This push for a national unity government could mesh perfectly with the foiling of the Palestinian strategy for turning Sharon's imminent election to their favor, says one Sharon source, speaking hypothetically. They want to escalate the conflict on the ground so the UN will come in - we know this. He'll have a huge mandate because he'll have a huge majority.