ABC News - Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking
AP reports, "Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he gambled and broke away from his hardline Likud Party because he did not want to squander peacemaking opportunities created by Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip or waste time with political wrangling." This is an event with far-reaching implications for prospects for Mideast peace. [Covenant with Many, Daniel 9:27]