Re: west bank
I don't think the Gaza withdrawal was really intended to help the peace process. I think the real reason was that it was simply to costly to try to defend the outlying settlements. Sharon's plan is to disengage from the Palestinians, and draw the boundaries between Israel and Palestine unilaterally: Not an unreasonable policy, considering that the previous Labor government bent over backwards to appease the Palestinians, only to have the Palestinians reject the deal and embark on a campaing of suicide bombings. Now Israel is going to take the territory they want and give the Palestinians the leftovers. The Palestinians can thank Arafat and Hamas. Their leaders served them poorly.
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