(AP/Washington Post) Steven Gutkin - Israel has redrawn its borders before the world's eyes, completing with dazzling speed its pullout from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank. "We disengaged the people from the land in the Gaza Strip and the northern part of the West Bank. Now it's the Palestinians' turn to disengage themselves from violence and terror," said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Gideon Meir. Once Palestinians begin reining in their militants, "we can start to talk about the final status of the territories," he said. If Gaza becomes Hamas-stan, as many Israelis fear, few will expect Israel to hand over more territory.
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