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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (8160)	6/15/2007 9:10:40 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 15987

Our Hopeful Step, Your Foolishly Unilateral Withdrawal Yesterday we noted that the Boston Globe was blaming Israel--and in particular "Ariel Sharon's foolishly unilateral withdrawal" from Gaza in 2005--for Hamas's violent takeover of Gaza. Blogger Harry Forbes notes that in 2005, the Globe sang quite a different tune: -- To argue, as Benjamin Netanyahu did in resigning from the Cabinet, that disengagement from Gaza would create "a giant base for terrorism" is to argue that there should never be a two-state solution to the conflict. Denying Palestinians a homeland has been counterproductive for both peoples. Denying them even the hope of a homeland would be a road map to war everlasting. Another protest frequently voiced by the Israeli right is that the withdrawal, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, only rewards Palestinian militants for the second intifadah--five years of attacks and other violent resistance to Israeli control. But this stance is backward-looking and self-defeating. . . . Begun as a unilateral move announced by Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the step has since attracted a level of coordination that is encouraging on its own terms. . . . The settlements have often been called facts on the ground. The withdrawal from Gaza, if successful, will be another important fact. -- Well, at least the Globe wasn't wrong about everything. There is no denying that the withdrawal from Gaza is an important fact. opinionjournal.com