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Regardless of supposed israeli plans to use the Gaza disengagement as a shield to strenghthen her grip on the West Bank, it has finally given acknowledgement to the fact that Isreal cannot occupy Palestinian land indefinitely, and has set an extremely important precedent.

Israel should be lauded for making this difficult but necessary decision, and if Israel exists as a place worth living in two or three decades from now, today will stand as one of the greatest and most important days in her history.

aren't there already two threads about this subject?

anyway, I hope you right. as some israeli right wingers claim, if israel wouldn't exist in two or three decades from now this day will be remembered as the start of the end (not that I take thier position).
for my opinion, how important this plan may be, I still think the more important thing will be the way we deal with the day after the widthrawal.

Regardless of supposed israeli plans to use the Gaza disengagement as a shield to strenghthen her grip on the West Bank, it has finally given acknowledgement to the fact that Isreal cannot occupy Palestinian land indefinitely, and has set an extremely important precedent.

Israel should be lauded for making this difficult but necessary decision, and if Israel exists as a place worth living in two or three decades from now, today will stand as one of the greatest and most important days in her history.

Very true, this action is infact a nation not being a baby, and doing something right. If you took that land and won't give it back it's childish. By doing so allows Palestinian people to build high-rise buildings to house their larger population then large one-family homes.

Go Israel for being the first nation who isn't childish about land in the modern era!

aren't there already two threads about this subject?

anyway, I hope you right. as some israeli right wingers claim, if israel wouldn't exist in two or three decades from now this day will be remembered as the start of the end (not that I take thier position).
for my opinion, how important this plan may be, I still think the more important thing will be the way we deal with the day after the widthrawal.

indeed, but the withdrawl is a real start, the first real start in the history of the conflict

indeed, but the withdrawl is a real start, the first real start in the history of the conflict

Well their has been meetings and stuff before, but nothing of actual physical change that would spark a massive thing like this. Considering it is Isreal who is pulling out without military force and would go so far as using military strength to force them out means that in the 38 years of it that it will be REAL progress ahead.

indeed, but the withdrawl is a real start, the first real start in the history of the conflictit maybe true. until the widthrawal plan, rabin was the closest with oslo agreement, but even he can't widthraw from one setllement, and he murdered by radical jewish right-winger. after his death both sides "freeze" the actions the peace agreement need.

I think I just afraid a bit that this start may be the end (at least for the close period). in the middle east everything can crush until all is over.

The fact that Sharon is withdrawing from Gaza strip is very important and is doing something that hasn't been done. I think Israel is doing this to strengthen its own security because defending settlements was becoming unfeasible and dangerous. This is a great day for Israel. I'm neutral in this issue, and do not side with either because I feel that both sides are equally responsible for the screw ups of the past few years.

The fact that Sharon is withdrawing from Gaza strip is very important and is doing something that hasn't been done. I think Israel is doing this to strengthen its own security because defending settlements was becoming unfeasible and dangerous. This is a great day for Israel. I'm neutral in this issue, and do not side with either because I feel that both sides are equally responsible for the screw ups of the past few years.
that one of the reason. personally, I think the most important reason is we can't keep israel exist as jewish democracy, if the jewish will be minority in the area of israel (including areas with military control as gaza strip and the west bank). that situation would occured until the end of this year if we kept gaza strip.