HAARETZ. «Official spokesmen confirm that in the short run the assassination will indeed make Israelis and Jews worldwide more vulnerable, but promise that in the long run everyone will see the killing was worthwhile... Last week's cabinet decision to kill off the Hamas leadership broke the rules of the game, and could move the armed conflict to areas never seen before... […] The sense of insecurity that has gripped Israel since the assassination is only one of its damaging consequences. There was also the international condemnation, the deepening doubts about the seriousness of the disengagement plan announced by the prime minister, the spontaneous anger of the residents of the territories and Israeli Arabs, and more. The cabinet decision could yet go down as a seriously negative change of direction in the history of the conflict.» [Haaretz]