Just when you thought there was hope....

....for peace in Palestine, they blew it up.

A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of young Israelis waiting outside a nightclub near Tel Aviv's beachfront promenade, killing at least four other people, wounding dozens and shattering an informal Mideast truce.

The blast, just before midnight Friday, ended several weeks of calm and presented the first serious test to the unofficial cease-fire declared by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Feb. 8 at a dramatic summit in Egypt.

Only time will tell whether this is a temporary setback and the beginning of a new intifada.