"It is unfortunate that the political behavior of Moledet [a right-wing political party, now part of the National Union - ed. note] causes many good people to despair of a party's willingness to be loyal to its ideology and its declared values, and not to be stuck to the 'pleasures of power.' It is unfortunate that Minister Elon's continued membership in the Sharon-Peres government gives legitimacy to the declaration by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister recognizing a Palestinian state and to negotiate with it despite the terrorism that is continuing in full force."
-- from an article by Zevulun Orlev, then a Knesset Member of the NRP, in light of the refusal of Moledet Party leader Benny Elon to resign from the government despite Sharon's declaration of the need to recognize a Palestinian state and Sharon's consent for then-Foreign Minister Peres to negotiate with the PA on a document including such a state, in the Makor Rishon weekly, in January 2002 (With thanks to sos-Israel.com)
-- from an article by Zevulun Orlev, then a Knesset Member of the NRP, in light of the refusal of Moledet Party leader Benny Elon to resign from the government despite Sharon's declaration of the need to recognize a Palestinian state and Sharon's consent for then-Foreign Minister Peres to negotiate with the PA on a document including such a state, in the Makor Rishon weekly, in January 2002 (With thanks to sos-Israel.com)