Conflicting views of his condition. Some are saying that we’re being too optimistic. (You can never be too optimistic; we are praying and hoping he’ll come out of his medically-induced coma as Ariel Sharon, and not a husk of what he used to be.) One report says he will survive, but never again be the Prime Minister.
In any case, they’re going to try to wake him up tomorrow.
On the political front, Shimon Peres is apparently going to stay with Kadima after all (so Omri can relax).
And in the strangest twist to the stroke, this article claims that even Hamas wants to postpone PA elections until after Israel has recovered from the Prime Minister’s stroke.
I find that one a little hard to believe, but then, I’m not a reporter talking to Hamas “militants” on the ground. I’ll just shrug my shoulders at that one and file it away for future reference.
Perhaps Hamas’ leadership realizes that if Kadima does not win the Israeli elections then the new Israeli government would be more likely to eradicate Hamas in response to Hamas’ terrorism.
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I think this was maybe an error that Ynet fixed. The article now says that it’s the PA (not Hamas) wanting to postpone the elections because a Hamas win will harm Kadima and Olmert. Almost (but not quite) as odd.
I hope Sharon survives, for his family’s sake. And I hope Israel can find a strong leader to replace him, for their sake and for us all.