Yaacov goes to great lengths to assuage his brother Esav's anger. He prepares every trick and precaution he could think of to humble and humiliate himself before his brother. It seems history has continued that way. We have been humiliated by Esav through the millennia. Now we have our own Generalissimo Sharon wanting to divide Eretz Yisrael, and give the Temple Mount to Ishmael with the help of Esav.

1. What does a Torah loving person do without getting too entangled in the messy politics of the day?

2. Must we continue to appease Esav and follow his lead as Generalissimo has been doing with George Bush?

3. Is the further division of Eretz Yisrael and subjugation of Yerushalayim to Ishmael inevitable and part of the bigger plan of the Kadosh Baruch Hu....in the short term?

4. What are the halachic issues and what are we compelled to do, in light of Torah?