Abbas and Sharon Declare a Truce

Well Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon met today in Egypt at a Summit also involving Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah. At these talks the two declared a truce. Israel will withdraw troops from Jericho and the West Bank and 900 Palestinian prisoners will be released first 500 then 400.
I've got to say I honestly thought peace in that region wouldn't happen, but I'm very excited about the agreements made between Abbas and Sharon. If Israel carries through with their promises, and the international plan for establishing a Palestinian state is completed, I believe a huge step would have been made in establishing stability in the Middle East. The US has also pledged $350 million to Palestine to help build up the country, establish schools and build infrastructure, such things, which could really boost the United States' view in the Middle East. I could talk about this for days, but I really just wanted to say this is wonderful news. I'm really happy that things at least seem to be going in the right direction. Creating peace in that region could have a very positive influence all around the world.