(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - If additional military confrontations develop in the Gaza Strip - and this appears likely - Israel will probably respond more harshly. With the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the time has come to put a stop to the contradictory situation where the Palestinians fire rockets from Gaza into Israel while Israel shows exaggerated sensitivity toward Palestinian factories that have been established by donor states in the Gaza Strip. If the Palestinian public wants aid from donors - including Israel - it has to pressure Hamas and the other extremist groups to stop the war. If the war continues, as Hamas desires, the donor states will have to leave the area, as has happened elsewhere. The choice lies with the Palestinian public and the Palestinian Authority. They must choose.
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