by Yehuda Poch
Natan Sharansky resigned from the Israeli cabinet this week.
Think for a minute about what that means.
Natan Sharansky, who for a decade was a worldwide symbol for human rights, the struggle against tyranny and spreading the democratic tradition around the world, has decided that he can no longer serve as a member of the Israeli government.
In all the time since Ariel Sharon unveiled the Disengagement Plan against which he so passionately campaigned in the 2003 election, he has not provided a single glimpse of how the plan's implementation would benefit Israel – not a single reason why this plan should be implemented. This is a glaring omission, given the numerous reasons why the plan would be bad for Israel.

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