It was the endorsement heard around the world: President Bush's approval of Ariel Sharon's plan to pull out of Gaza, keep some West Bank settlements, and refuse the right of return to Palestinian refugees. That was three weeks ago. Since then, the Israeli Prime Minster's own Likud Party has rejected his pullout plan; American diplomats have written a letter expressing concern over what they call the President's "unabashed support" for Israel; and obituaries have been written for America's honest broker status.
Later today, when Jordan's King Abdullah meets Bush in Washington, many observers will be watching, waiting, for a sign that the dialogue is not dead. Among those people are those with their own plans, their own ideas for peace.
