This news from Israel: Four former Israeli security service chiefs launched a unprecedented scathing attack on the government’s handling of the so-called “peace process” with the Palestinians. The men called for Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and dismantle Jewish settlements, or face “disaster”. Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri told one newspaper “Sharon has spoken often about the need for painful compromises, and there are no painful compromises except evacuation of settlements.”