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Ariel Sharon would have sunk had not the Labour Party come to the rescue. Toughan in Egypt's national daily Al-Gumhoriya Ahmed Al-Hashash in Kuwait's Al-Anbaa criticises the slow pace of winning women's rights in the Arab world

"The recent Egyptian-Israeli understandings throw cold water on Egyptian and Arab public opinion that is furious with Israeli and American policies." -- Mohamed El-Sayed Said, Al-Ahram

Sharon is talking peace in English but in Hebrew he is giving his orders for more occupation." -- Salwa Abu Sida, Al-Musawwar

"People in the Middle East are amazed by calls for reform and partnership coming from overseas while they see aircraft carriers and missiles imposing a de facto occupation on the ground that takes the lives of innocent people." -- Al-Watan

"Not every American is similar to Donald Rumsfeld and not every Israeli is like Shaul Mofaz." --Jihad Al-Khazen, Al-Hayat

"If we don't realise that we are dealing with a terrorist, murderous people who do not want us here, we will never be blessed with peace and security." -- MK Yehiel Hazan, Israely web site