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July 8, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050706-094904-5065r.htm

Threats to the Disengagement

(Washington Times) Editorial - With the start of disengagement of Israel from Gaza less than six weeks away, the differences between the Israeli and Palestinian Authority approaches could hardly be any greater. On the Israeli side, the government of Prime Minister Sharon is carefully preparing for Aug. 15 - the day it will begin to remove 8,500 men, women, and children from 21 settlements in Gaza and more than 500 from four settlements in the northern West Bank. On the Palestinian side, for all of Mahmoud Abbas' stated good intentions about making peace with Israel, he hasn't done much. Palestinian security forces remain in disarray. One reason the security forces have failed so badly, Palestinian Interior Minister Nasser Youssef candidly told the Palestinian Legislative Council recently, is that they include terrorists and gangsters responsible for creating the lawlessness that has enveloped the West Bank and Gaza.

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