Sharansky Poses Problems For Sharon And Bush

Published May 11, 2005

Natan Sharansky's resignation from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet this week represents a severe blow both for Sharon's disengagement plan and for President George W. Bush's plans to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians. This is because Mr. Sharansky's strength is moral rather than political.

Once, as a dissident and a refusenik in the Soviet Union, Mr. Sharansky stood almost...