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From Gaza, Taking Pride In What Was
(New York Jewish Week) Gil Troy - We should hail the everyday heroes of Gush Katif who followed their democratic leaders' advice to pioneer outposts and created little diamonds in the sand, tributes to Western ingenuity that ultimately supplied 15% of Israel's agricultural exports. We should salute these same citizens who disagreed virulently but not violently with a different democratically elected government's decision. Once again, Israel became the only country ever to relinquish land legitimately won from neighbors in a defensive war in a bid for peace.