Good post -- and the news update on the new leadership is http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040323/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_8

It also includes figures on the reduced number of successful suicide bombers, which is attributed to the building of the wall.

The Israelis have played this very intelligently -- there can be no doubt that they are on the right track, because as Allison said, they are bombed when they try to compromise as well as when they react with a strong military response.