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The Gaza pull-out should be only the start of Israel's 'reassessment' -- as Mr [Ariel Sharon] has put it -- of its policy towards the Palestinians. Most observers insist, however, that Mr Sharon has started the unilateral withdrawal from Gaza without the least intention of making any further concessions. If that is indeed Mr Sharon's position, it is quite understandable. Behind Mahmood Abbas, the reasonable-sounding leader of the Palestinian Authority, lies Hamas.
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A Necessary Betrayal
Ariel Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel, deserves praise for forcing the settlers in Gaza off the land and out of the homes that he encouraged them to settle and to build over 35 years ago. As he admitted in his televised address to Israel ...
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