Deceive, divide, and devour by James Brooks

According to Weisglass, the essential "significance" of the "disengagement" plan is a deal with the Americans. The public contents of this deal had been revealed six months before in an exchange of letters between George W. Bush and Sharon. In his letter, Bush implicitly accepted Israel's demand to keep its largest West Bank settlements, approved the "apartheid wall," allowed Israel to retain military control over Gaza following the settlers' exit, and rejected the Palestinians' right to return.