Israeli Leader Shoots Self In Foot

Ariel Sharon has taken a sawed-off shotgun to his left foot.

In an excellent description of the recent controversy in Israel over the "Geneva Accord" - an unofficial peace plan signed by former Israeli and Palestinian elders desperate for peace - Ha'aretz correspondent Bradley Burston elucidates the vagaries of Israeli politics: by attacking the unofficial Accord, Sharon has singlehandedly awakened the comatose Israeli Left. If you're as out of Israeli politics as I am, it's worth a read , and it'll give you plenty to say at parties.