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Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-1736361,00.html
Arab World Delights as Evictions Edge Nearer
(Times-UK) Stephen Farrell and Massad Abu Toameh - The cardboard effigy of a Jewish settlement and watchtower went up in flames in Gaza on Monday, as the delighted crowd looked on. By way of television screens, internet websites and bulletin boards, the Arab world reacted with ill-disguised glee as Israeli soldiers confronted Jewish settlers. Al-Jazeera carried non-stop coverage of Israeli settlers weeping and waiting for the inevitable. PA leader Mahmoud Abbas said: "The Israeli withdrawal is an important and historic step that shouldn't only happen in Gaza but also the West Bank and the rest of the land reaching to the 1949 borders."