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The Disengagement Plan: Political and Security Ramifications
(Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies-Tel Aviv University) Shlomo Brom - The disengagement plan offers an opportunity for the creation of a positive dynamic in Israeli-Palestinian relations. The plan contains a message to the Palestinians and the international community that Prime Minister Sharon is serious in his intention of achieving a two-state solution. Sharon included the evacuation of four settlements in northern Samaria because it is important for him to send the message that Judea and Samaria are likewise part of the larger design. The principal criteria for success will be the security situation and the reality created in Gaza and in northern Samaria after the withdrawal. If the level of violence decreases, and if the PA will be in stable control and Palestinian living conditions improve, this would encourage a continued process of stabilization, possibly followed by a rapprochement.