(Ha'aretz) Morton A. Klein - This unilateral withdrawal from the Jewish sections of Gaza and northern Samaria, and the forced uprooting of some 10,000 Jewish men, women, and children from their homes, schools, synagogues, farms, and businesses, sends a clear message that terrorism pays and pays well, and only encourages more terrorism. The Oslo experiment made it clear that no concessions should ever be made without receiving something concrete in return. There are many vital issues still on the table - Jerusalem; the "refugees"; the future of Jewish communities and land in Judea-Samaria. At a minimum, you don't make major concessions, like uprooting whole Jewish communities, without removing at least one of these issues from the table. Furthermore, with Israeli forces out of Gaza, Palestinian terrorists will be even closer to Israeli towns like Ashdod and Ashkelon, enabling them to launch rockets capable of inflicting serious damage to these places.
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