Sharon and Israeli PoliticsIsrael and Palestine
Two leaders dominate this discussion -- Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon -- even while the US and Israel try to promote Abu mazen.
There is little need to document the shortcomings of Yasser Arafat -- they are covered every day in the American press.
... But what about the other partner in the peace? What kind of man is Ariel Sharon? What's his history? What's the mentality and political picture in Israel under his leadership?
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
50,000+ of Israelis Rally Against Gaza Pullout [50,000 protest the withdarawl of 7,000 among 1.2M Palestinians
Excite - News: "Thousands of Israelis Rally Against Gaza Pullout | Apr 27, 6:18 pm ET | By Ronen Zevulun
NEVEH DEKALIM, Gaza (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied on Tuesday in the Gush Katif settlement bloc to protest against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to abandon Jewish enclaves in the Gaza Strip.
The surprisingly high turnout of upwards of 50,000 flag- waving Israelis for an Independence Day march stirred hopes among settlers of defeating a crucial May 2 referendum of Sharon's right-wing Likud party on his 'disengagement' plan.
'There are many more people here than we ever expected... People from all over Israel have come here to say 'we are not disengaging, we are sticking by you',' settler Dror Vanunu, of the southern Gaza settlement Neveh Dekalim, told Reuters."
Excite - News: "Thousands of Israelis Rally Against Gaza Pullout | Apr 27, 6:18 pm ET | By Ronen Zevulun
NEVEH DEKALIM, Gaza (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied on Tuesday in the Gush Katif settlement bloc to protest against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to abandon Jewish enclaves in the Gaza Strip.
The surprisingly high turnout of upwards of 50,000 flag- waving Israelis for an Independence Day march stirred hopes among settlers of defeating a crucial May 2 referendum of Sharon's right-wing Likud party on his 'disengagement' plan.
'There are many more people here than we ever expected... People from all over Israel have come here to say 'we are not disengaging, we are sticking by you',' settler Dror Vanunu, of the southern Gaza settlement Neveh Dekalim, told Reuters."
