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To: TobagoJack who wrote (48153)	4/7/2004 11:48:15 AM
From: Jim Fleming	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Jay re Iraqistan and Israel I agree with Elmat and things are accelerating in that direction. Jim

To: TobagoJack who wrote (48153)	4/9/2004 1:36:35 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

PA, Israel Prepare for Gaza Pullout Hisham Abu Taha, Arab News arabnews.com <<Elmat's bold prediction is on the works. Obviously it has been dawned that the situation cannot be sustainable for much longer. Without fanfarre, things are going to fall into place. US withdraw from Iraq menas US pulling the surving tube on Israel and Israel has to make ammendments to survive>> JERUSALEM, 9 April 2004 — Palestinians and Israelis prepared for an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and its aftermath as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to unilaterally disengage was taking shape yesterday. Meanwhile, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei discussed the pullout in Amman with Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Moasher. He told reporters that Jordan’s King Abdallah would “inform” US President George W. Bush of the “real situation on the ground” during their upcoming meeting in Washington on April 21. Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath predicted that Hamas would call a cease-fire once Israel implements its pledge to pull out. “Our hope is that once there is a withdrawal from Gaza there will be a real cease-fire,” Shaath told Israeli public radio. Hamas “will be fully committed” to respecting such a cease-fire while the Palestinian security forces “will punish violators without going to total war”. Shaath, who is himself expected to visit Washington later this month for talks with senior officials, said the United States and World Bank are ready to pump “massive economic aid” into Gaza in the wake of an Israeli withdrawal. Hamas and the other main Palestinian armed factions called a cease-fire last summer but it broke down after a mere seven weeks. Shaath also confirmed that “discussions were taking place” about the possible integration of Hamas into the Palestinian Authority. But reacting to Shaath’s declarations, Hamas political spokesman Said Siam said his movement had no immediate plans to participate in the Palestinian Authority. “We did not ask to become part of the existing Palestinian Authority but we participate in the ongoing dialogue around Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip,” Siam said. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat told the latest edition of the German weekly Focus that he wanted Hamas to be brought into the Palestinian Authority, which is currently dominated by his Fatah movement. Over the past few weeks, the various Palestinian factions, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the mainstream Fatah, have been engaged in talks over the administration of the Gaza Strip after a possible Israeli withdrawal. Meanwhile, Sharon was trying to rope in backing from other countries ahead of his talks next week in Washington with Bush. British Prime Minister Tony Blair telephoned Sharon on Wednesday and “expressed his support for the disengagement plan and his appreciation of the step Israel is taking,” the Israeli premier’s office said. France and Britain had previously said the unilateral dismantling of Gaza settlements was positive but only as a first step toward a negotiated solution, and are reportedly considering sending a peace force after the withdrawal. Sharon lacks clear support in his own Cabinet for the plan, which involves removing all 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip and has been met with fierce opposition from settler organizations.