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...representative of a generation of Jewish extremists who have taken up residence in the occupied territories and have come to see the government of Ariel Sharon as a threat to their way of life. Angrily dismissive of Sharon's plan to withdraw them from their homes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, they say they will resist with force. Israel's Shin Bet domestic security service believes that several dozen young settlers consider themselves bound by religious duty to protect the land of Israel, even if it means fighting against the state. "They don't give a damn about...
...block him. But just as a potentially seismic shake-up of the Palestinian leadership was developing, there were deep rumblings on the Israeli side as well. Sharon won approval last week in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, for a bill scheduling the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from Gaza to begin next June. Sharon's aides say the plan, which would involve uprooting 21 settlements in Gaza and four in the West Bank, would make it easier to defend Israelis against terrorist attacks and deflect international pressure on Israel to engage in peace talks. But while 60% of Israelis support...
...public and to the Bush Administration as an alternative to the peace process, allowing him to put off indefinitely negotiations over a final two-state settlement. As Sharon sees it, Arafat is a terrorist, and Israel won't negotiate with him. Israel, the argument continues, should pull out of Gaza and set up a more defensible position in the West Bank while waiting for Arafat to die and be replaced by someone Sharon can trust. Sharon's critics in the Knesset argue that any efforts to unilaterally withdraw from Gaza should be frozen until peace talks can be restarted with...
...many at Harvard expressed concerns that Arafat’s death could leave a political vacuum in the West Bank and Gaza...
...important backing of Fatah and diplomatic support from Washington, Abbas and Quereia would in all likelihood provide transitional leadership to the Palestinian national movement. Both men are in their 70s and not in the best of health, and the divergent interest groups in the West Bank and Gaza may limit their ability to cut deals. If anything, their tenure would hold the ring for various younger contenders to stake their own claims. Men such as Gaza security chieftain Mohammed Dahlan and his former West Bank counterpart Jibril Rajoub may have their eyes on the prize. But in its most recent...