(Ha'aretz) Danny Rubinstein - Thousands of Arabs have been added recently to the population of Jerusalem's Old City. Hundreds of Arab families who fear that the separation fence will cut them off from various services are abandoning their residences in distant neighborhoods and returning to the Old City. From the point of view of the Palestinian leadership, Jerusalem is the next battlefield following the completion of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. There almost certainly isn't a single Palestinian who believes that the disengagement from Gaza will be followed by the implementation of the "road map" plan and the renewal of the peace process. Sharon has repeatedly said that the road map means, first and foremost, the dismantling of the Palestinians' terror infrastructures and an end to the incitement. But the Palestinians say there is no chance of this happening.
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