The immediate reaction is a sigh of relief: Shaul Mofaz lost his bid for leadership of the Kadima party, and lost big; Tzipi Livni defeated him convincingly. "No" to bellicose Mofaz, "yes" to sometimes pacific Livni.

But it's not Livni's pre-election hawkishness that prompts a sigh that's on the shallow side. The reason for that is that the gathering momentum in the Palestinian community is for a binational state - that is, for a "one state" solution.

That handwriting has been on the wall for some time, but it is no longer in faded gray. It is in bold type. Soon enough, it will be surrounded by flashing neon lights.