Somehow I always get into trouble answering these! Israel and the palestinians should comply with the UN resolutions, particularly 242 (think the number is right). The Israeli army should pull out, the palestinian attrocities should stop and they should all TALK TO EACH OTHER. Unnfortunately with Sharon in charge it is very unlikely to happen. His track record spekas for itself: he will use the runup to any ceasefire to gain maximum advantage, then renege on it at the first excuse. Military solutions to this sort of problem do not work at all well, as we found in ulster.