JERUSALEM -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, has suddenly had an epiphany on his personal road to Damascus as he tries to portray himself as a prophet of peace weeks before he will be forced to step down.

A senior Palestinian politician and member of Fatah, the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization affiliated with the Palestinian Authority (PA) of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has warned of the possibility of a third Palestinian uprising or Intifada.

What the Arab papers said on Oct. 2:

RAMALLAH -- Palestinian General Dhiab al-Ali, who heads the Palestinian Authoritys (PA) military forces in the West Bank, has threatened to use force against Hamas in Gaza to unite the West Bank and Gaza Strip if efforts at reconciliation fail, turning up the heat in the ongoing Fatah-Hamas tensions. "The PA must be ready to use force to unify the homeland," al-Ali told the Israeli daily Haaretz last weekend.

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is trying desperately to salvage what remains of his tattered reputation in a last ditch bid to achieve some success on the Palestinian-Israeli front before he steps down as premier in the next couple of weeks.

Part of al-Qaidas master plan, described in last weeks part 1 article, includes a tactic to encircle Israel by penetrating the neighboring territories. And Gaza is a perfect example.

The recent Iranian missile tests demonstrate the need to deploy a missile defense capable of mid-flight interception of Iranian warheads, which in a few years may be able to reach Europe and the United States.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- At the beginning of last month Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Israel had removed 61 of the more than 500 roadblocks and checkpoints in the West Bank "to make life easier for the Palestinians."