Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres was sure right when he said a new wind was blowing in the Middle East. In fact, the way things are moving around, I think we could call it a hurricane.

It looks like Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is dead serious about withdrawing Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. And, it also looks like Washington has decided to back him.

In fact, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice is now comparing what may be about to happen in the Middle East to the sudden collapse of the Berlin Wall Read about it here.

And just the other day I read Sharon's arch rival, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has had a sudden change of heart. He too is now backing Sharon's disengagement plan.

So what's up? What's behind this new wind blowing in the Middle East?

Could it be the foretold covenant with the many? Could it happen suddenly, like the fall of the Berlin Wall?

I don't know about you, but I'm on the edge of my seat.

Anybody have any popcorn?