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With Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip scheduled to begin next week, Palestinian infighting threatens to destroy one of the main benefits of the territorial acquisition. In a deal brokered by the U.S. two months ago, Israel agreed to hand over to the Palestinians hundreds of greenhouses and hothouses in Gaza, where settlers grow everything from celery to exotic flowers. The U.S., in turn, would compensate Israel for the agricultural facilities, which bring in $150 million in earnings and employ some 4,000 people. But the plan is unraveling, thanks to the greed of Palestinian bigwigs. As they delay final...
According to international agencies and top Palestinian officials, a range of Palestinian ministers, security chiefs and businessmen are vying for sole control over the greenhouses. For instance, Gaza businessmen balked when the government floated the idea of having a West Bank company administer the hothouses. And these aren't the only examples of intra-Palestinian tensions. Top Palestinian security officials say there is a dispute between different branches of the military over who will guard the empty settlements. To complicate matters, when a Gaza leader from the ruling Fatah Party last week declared that he had set up a "popular...
...Settlers' Lament As Israel evacuates the Gaza Strip, TIME follows three American-Israeli families who face giving up the lives they have built there. Don't expect all of them to go quietly
...towers of Gaza City emerge from the blue Mediterranean haze as our chopper glides down from Tel Aviv. The red and white striped communications tower of an Israeli military post marks the northeast corner of the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip. Beyond, where 1.5 million Palestinians live in the dull concrete of densely-packed apartment blocks. The gray is punctuated with blazing strips of sand - these are the open spaces farmed by Israeli settlers who raise crops in greenhouses to counter the barrenness of the dunes...
...Three Things From Israel's Pullout TIME Jerusalem Bureau Chief Matt Rees on the events in Gaza...