A senior source in the Prime Minister's Office wishes to emphasize the following points: "The media have distorted Sharon's position on a Palestinian state in order to confound the right-wing… A Palestinian state is not a realistic option at this point… Sharon is more concerned for the Land of Israel than any of his predecessors, and that during his term in office the IDF has essentially re-conquered all of Yesha… Concerning the future of the Yesha communities, Sharon prefers to keep his stance somewhat vague in order to ward off diplomatic pressures to dismantle them. He still regrets his evacuation and dismantling of the Sinai communities, and would not want to go through a similar experience again… The residents of Yesha are ungrateful to him…"