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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (1804)	7/20/2005 9:48:19 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) of 542688

I can understand putting themselves in harms way, but their children? no way "Israel's parliament on Wednesday voted against delaying a withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip, squashing a late attempt by settler allies to stall the plan due to start next month." PROTESTERS VOW TO MARCH Camped in desert heat at a village near the Gaza Strip, thousands of protesters said the defeat in parliament made no difference to their campaign to march to the main settlement bloc of Gush Katif and hamper the withdrawal. To stop any possible breakout, police set coils of razor wire around the three-day-old encampment at Kfar Maimon that has become a symbol of settler resistance. "We are calling on thousands of people to do their utmost to reach Kfar Maimon. This process will continue with the intention of reaching Gush Katif," said settler leader Benzi Lieberman. Washington hopes the first withdrawal from land Palestinians want for a state will spur stalled negotiations on a "road map" for peace. To try to ensure that all goes smoothly, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due in the region on Thursday on a visit that was arranged hastily last week when a five-month-old truce looked in danger of collapse. Tension remained high in the Gaza Strip despite an overnight deal between Abbas's Fatah and Hamas militants to stop fighting each other. At least five fighters were wounded in pre-dawn clashes before the intervention of leaders from both groups. Abbas is under pressure from Israel and the United States to stop all militant attacks -- by force if necessary -- and ensure a smooth pullout from Gaza. Islamic militants, who hail the withdrawal as a victory for their uprising and seek to win a share of power from Abbas, have said they will follow a de facto truce but also respond to deadly Israeli raids. Palestinians welcome a withdrawal from any land, but point to the fact that Israel is strengthening its hold on settlements in the West Bank where they also want a state.

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