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| Israel Threatens to Send Large Number of Troops Into Gaza |
| 2005-03-01 |
| Israel's defense minister warned yesterday that he would send large forces into Palestinian neighborhoods if Israeli troops and settlers come under fire during the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip this summer. The military faces twin threats during the pullout — from extremist settlers and Palestinian militants. Settlers want to stop the evacuation of all 21 settlements from Gaza and four from the West Bank, while militants want to show that they are driving the Israelis out by force. Also yesterday, Israeli officials said they might leave houses in Gaza settlements intact, reversing an earlier tendency to tear them down to spare the settlers the vision of Palestinians taking them over. Palestinian attacks during the Gaza withdrawal "would require us to go into Palestinian Authority territory with very, very large forces to those places which overlook the areas to be evacuated," Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 If I was being evicted from my house because a bunch of lazy assholes DECLARED their right to my labor, I'd demolish it AFTER THEY MOVED IN. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-03-01 12:47:34 PM |
| #6 Nonsence. All it will do is to encourage Arabs to start window shooping houses in Tel Aviv. |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-03-01 10:52:09 AM |
| #5 While the Paleo's are a messed up lot - they aren't all bad people and times change. "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet." ..they aren't all bad people and times change. The logical course is to wait for it then, and continue on the same track, because it isn't happening just yet. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-01 10:51:32 AM |
| #4 Besides, I can't believe that all the settlers would be in agreement over this. If it were my family home, I'd rather that it stood. While the Paleo's are a messed up lot - they aren't all bad people and times change. Were it my family home, I'd prefer that it stood in the hope that someday, good people would move in. Why would you just want all of your memories demolished - forever? |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-01 9:25:51 AM |
| #3 true...but it's one of those "time to move on in life and get over it" kind of things. Demolishing the houses would risk additional lives and cost money. Give the money to the displaced settlers instead. It's completely pointless. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-01 8:57:19 AM |
| #2 2b It wouldn't seem silly if it was your house. |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-03-01 8:45:44 AM |
| #1 destroying the houses to spare them the vision of Palestinians taking them over seems silly to me. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-01 8:16:58 AM |