I am an Ignorant about Israel and Palestine!

I admit that I do not know well the history of Israel and Palestine.
I am one of those who heard about problems between Israeli and Palestinians since I have memory, but I am really an Ignorant on this (because I ignore the facts, who were who and who did what…)
But I have to tell you one thing that I thought that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was not the right man to solve the continuing conflict. He was a military, a soldier that in 197something was in the war against Egypt. I thought he was another extremist that wasn’t able to get to a compromise with Palestinians.

I WAS WRONG!

I have to admit that I do not clearly understand what is going on in Middle East and maybe I am loosing some details that would let me thought differently, and this is a crucial point in my post: too many people does not understand enough the Middle East problem to judge, but everyone is doing so…
I am doing it too, proably because I hope someone who knows more than me about it will write in this blog telling me what he/she knows.
But this doesn’t change the fact that the common impression that the newspapers are giving us is that Ariel Sharon has made the big step. He have decided, for a common goal, to do the first concessions. What I feel is that Gaza Strip’s release is a sign of big opening with Palestine.
I know that making the first step is Always hard, that everyone in your own country expects you to do whatever you can to make the right choice for Everyone! It is hard to do something for which you know you will be hated from your own compatriots.
It is hard and usually the outcome of this is that you will loose your position.
It is hard because you know that too many people will never understand you decisions, but it is something you know that it is right.
Sharon has been courageous, he have decided to change the rule of the game that was played with thousands of death from long long time ago.

I cannot blame those who are shouting against hime because they have lost their houses, their towns, but I think that a solution have to pass through harsh and hard decision. Future will judge him for his decision, but I have a real hope in my heart:



Peace in Israel and Palestine.
Peace in the World.

So, is there anyone who can tell me if I am right or if I am forgetting something?