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Source: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=378053&contrassID=1&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

IDF Chief of Staff: Evacuating Netzarim Under Fire Will Only Encourage Terror

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel and Jonathan Lis - In response to a question from lawmakers regarding the unilateral evacuation of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip and other isolated settlements, IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday, "When I have spoken in the past about Netzarim, I said that if it is evacuated under fire, we will not be saving a regiment, because we will have to station an entire division there. I have not changed my mind since then. Evacuating Netzarim while we are being fired on will only encourage terror among the Palestinians." Ya'alon later stressed that his comments "do not reflect a position on Israel's diplomatic plans, which are formulated by the prime minister."

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