Israel

Despite plans for unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, there are regular Israeli air attacks on the strip, while Palestinians continue to carry out suicide bombings within Israel, illustrating that the plan is unlikely to halt the conflict between the two sides. Although Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has managed to win enough support in the Knesset to continue with the so-called ‘unilateral’ disengagement, the continuing violence suggests that the plan has gained little favour with the Palestinians. Furthermore, from the Israeli side, it appears the pull-out from Gaza will only take place once a large number of senior Hamas members living in

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