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| Most Israeli Jews favour return of Gaza settlements: Poll |
| 2015-07-21 |
| [Al Ahram] Most Israeli Jews favour the reconstruction of a block of settlements in the Gazoo Strip, a decade after Israel withdrew from the Paleostinian territory, a poll published on Monday showed. Some 51 percent of Israeli Jews said they were in favour of rebuilding the Gush Katif group of settlements, located in southern Gazoo and where more than 8,000 Israelis lived prior to the 2005 withdrawal. The poll published on the NRG news website of 587 people did not include members of the Arab minority, who represent nearly 20 percent of Israel's population. Israel evacuated Gush Katif and other Gazoo settlements in 2005 under a plan launched by then prime minister Ariel Sharon. Israeli authorities have since prevented its citizens from travelling to Gazoo. The Gush Katif block was the most prominent of Israel's Gazoo settlements. Two years after the withdrawal, Islamist movement Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, took power in the Paleostinian coastal enclave and Israel tightened its blockade against the strip, which has seen three wars against the strip in the past six years. Gazoo's 1.8 million population has been hit by grinding poverty and soaring unemployment, while Israel's blockade has been blamed in part for the lack of progress in rebuilding since a devastating war last summer. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Do the deed in concert with Egypt, indeed cede Gaza to a business coalition of Egypt and Israel. Cooperation with Egypt would benefit Egypt/Israel politically and also give Gazans an alternative to Hamas/Abbas. |
| Posted by: irishrageboy 2015-07-21 19:53 |
| #2 Aren't they a bit overly optimistic? Or just forgetful? The only solution, if Gaza were to return to Arab hands, is to give the place to Egypt. At least you can then target a proper (hah) government with sanctions and strikes for misdeeds. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-07-21 14:29 |
| #1 Ok, but erase Gaza first. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-07-21 05:41 |