He said he would proceed with his plan for unilateral separation only if peace efforts fail.

So as long as there is no agreement, in addition to fighting terrorism Israel needs to adopt a concrete plan for unilateral separation from the Palestinians.

Sharon ran with an opposing platform, rejecting the idea of unilateral separation from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

In 2001 former prime minister Ehud Barak called for immediate "unilateral separation" from the Palestinians.

Some other Israeli politicians suggest what they call "unilateral separation."

The building of Israeli settlements all over the West Bank has made the big partition, or even unilateral separation, extremely difficult.

"So Israel is making its plans for unilateral separation."

If the Palestinians declared a state and the Israelis declared a unilateral separation, they would still leave their essential conflict unresolved.

If the Palestinians are not ready to accept this challenge, the probable outcome will be Israeli reoccupation of Palestinian areas or unilateral separation.

That vision cannot be one that relies solely on unilateral separation.