Israelis begin work on new Gaza settlement

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Peter Enav | Neve Dekalim, Gaza Strip

Israeli settlers began work on a new neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a day after members of the ruling Likud Party rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to pull out of Gaza.

Sharon has proposed withdrawing from all 21 settlements in Gaza and four settlements in the West Bank. About 60% of Likud voters opposed the plan, largely swayed by a well-organised campaign led by Jewish settlers.

Despite the setback, aides to Sharon said he will look for ways to promote the plan.

On Monday, about 150 residents of the Neve Dekalim settlement gathered under Israeli flags to lay the cornerstone for 22 plots on almost 1,2ha of land.

http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=65746


The cover has a pic of a dead Palestinian lying on the ground with an Israeli tank in the background. I believe the tank is made in USA, a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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[Aussie_Hillbilly]

1. Ariel Sharon's Golem doesn't know when to stop...

No amount of land will satisfy the settlers' lobby.

I feel an immense sense of weariness reading that article. How many more people will die?


Maybe the financial drain from the settements will bring Israel to the negotiating table again, soon. The weasel and the snake (Arafat and Barak) f--ked up the last round, maybe next time will be different.