[news] Gaza and the Fragmentation of Palestinian Nationhood: The Disengaged

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"In a recent editorial typical of the commentary on events in Israel/Palestine, The New York Times counseled us that "it would be churlish to greet [Sharon's] historic decision with anything other than enthusiasm. The prime minister has risked enormous political capital in boldly going where his predecessors feared to tread: agreeing to evacuate settlements without first wringing something out of the Palestinians." On this latter point the New York Times' editors agree with Sharon's chief rival, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who condemns "disengagement" on the grounds that it exacts no concessions from the Palestinians. Most of the "pro-Israel" camp in the US is agreed that Israel has taken a significant step towards peace by unilaterally relinquishing Gaza, a step that apparently justifies the Bush-Sharon agreement of April 2004 effectively allowing Israel to annex its largest West Bank settlements, referred to as "major Israeli population centers"."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/5/2/41656/28375