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Source: http://nytimes.com/2004/06/15/international/middleeast/15gaza.html
For Orthodox Israelis, Views Differ on Yielding Gaza
(New York Times) - Orthodox Jews have a multitude of ways of looking at the religious significance of Gaza. "I do not believe Gaza should be part of the land of Israel at this point in time," says Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi of Efrat. But he added: "It would be unthinkable for us to transfer out Arabs. Why is it so accepted by the whole world community that Jews can be exiled from their land and their houses?"