When the liberal, secular elite in Tel Aviv have to start worrying about missiles instead of suicide bombers, there's gonna be a big can of whoop-ass opened up on the Palestinians and no group in Israeli society will have the power or desire to prevent it. The Arabs' biggest mistake would be to unite what is now a fractured society in Israel which is not sure what to do next.

Mashaal:'Beginning of end for Israel'

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared on Wednesday that the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank marked the beginning of the end of the Zionist dream in Palestine....

Asked about Hamas's future plans, Zahar said: "Neither the liberation of the Gaza Strip, nor the liberation of the West Bank or even Jerusalem will suffice us. Hamas will pursue the armed struggle until the liberation of all our lands. We don't recognize the state of Israel or its right to hold onto one inch of Palestine. Palestine is an Islamic land belonging to all the Muslims."...

"We will transfer two-thirds of our budget to the West Bank," he said. "Our rockets have a range of 18 kilometers. This means that if we fire them from Kalkilya, they will hit the occupied city of Tal al-Rabi [Tel Aviv]."

Who knows - maybe Sharon is using the Bush plan of attracting all the head terrorists to one spot where they'll be easier to arrest and kill.