Israeli writer says Prime Minister Sharon "not yet raising his hands".

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Text of commentary by Ben Kaspit entitled "Gilad Sharon - the disengagement engine" published by Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv web site on 29 March

At yesterday's meeting of Likud ministers, Ariel Sharon resembled a tragic hero in a Western riding into a hostile town while the local gravedigger sizes him up and tries to sketch out a suitable coffin for him. At least three (if not four) of his ministers have their eyes fixed covetously on his seat, they are wearying themselves out in the thought of succeeding him, yet he is still alive and kicking. His cards have been shuffled time after time, yet he is still in the …