(Maarivenglish.com) Amnon Dankner - Even supporters of the disengagement plan, like myself, should not have the hubris to accept it with complete confidence. We need look no further than Oslo to see the results of false pride, when one side believes it and it alone has a monopoly on wisdom and prescience. We must remember that the immediate, practical meaning of the disengagement is uprooting the residents of Gush Katif, the northern Gaza Strip, and northern Samaria from their homes. Any approach that belittles these people, their lives and their fate, or sees them as deserving of their fate, is totally unacceptable. The fact that many Israelis are going to pay a heavy price, including being uprooted from their homes and communities, is something to be approached with tears and lamentations. If everyone who thinks it preferable to support Sharon would show empathy for the people who will pay the price and recognize them as brothers, we would have a better chance of getting through this stage with a minimum of internal strife.
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