FutureNews - June 27, 2004, Tel Aviv - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced a bold new peace initiative today. "Our plan is simple," said Sharon at a news conference, "we will kill everyone who doesn't like Israel. Then, everyone will like us, and there will be peace in the Middle East."

Reaction was swift from around the world. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat derided the Israeli proposal as nothing new. Said Arafat through a spokesperson, "This new plan from Sharon is nothing new at all. The Palestinians have been pursuing almost exactly the same peace plan for years. However, we welcome the new Israeli initiative and look forward to pursuing peace in this manner bilaterally."

In a later prepared statement, the Israeli government noted that while the initial focus of the peace plan would be on the Palestinians, it could be expanded to include other countries hostile to Israel, and possibly even domestic Israeli politics.

"Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East," noted Political Science Professor Arthur Schaumburger of the Center for International Mortality. "Democracy is often a very messy form of government. I think this plan has merit for bringing calm, rational debate to the political arena, and I applaud the bold steps of the Sharon government."

The Bush administration had no immediate comment, though sources close to the President say that the administration is studying the plan closely, noting that it could have applicability to the War on Terrorism, and the continuing process of rebuilding both Iraq and Afghanistan.

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