(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - The message of Israel's action is clear: "We are not suckers." It is meant to prove that Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip is not a reward for terrorism. Sources in Sharon's bureau said Monday that "there is no connection" between the attack on Yassin and the withdrawal. The withdrawal from Gaza won't take place for a long time, they said, whereas Yassin was targeted for taking out long before Sharon spoke of disengagement. The conflict was escalating in recent weeks, as seen in the attack in Ashdod, after a period in which the government refrained from sharp reprisals to terrorist attacks.
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